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There are approximately 40,203 people named Walton in the UK. That makes it the 213rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 636 are named Walton.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Walton surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) The name of several villages in England, from wald, a wood, and ton.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WALTON. The English Gazetteer mentions more than thirty parishes and places so called ; and there are one or two others in Scotland.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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