Dalton Forename
19,617th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 46,610 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe
Dalton Forename User-submission:
The name Dalton is of English origin, meaning 'the settlement in the valley'. It comes from the words dæl (valley) and tun (settlement).
Dalton Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 13,955 | 1:25,979 | 1,909 |
| Brazil | 100% | 10,373 | 1:20,653 | 1,872 |
| Mozambique | - | 4,800 | 1:5,676 | 1,044 |
| Kenya | 100% | 3,113 | 1:14,875 | 1,639 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 2,684 | 1:27,507 | 2,073 |
| Ecuador | - | 1,750 | 1:10,130 | 829 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,598 | 1:34,126 | 3,973 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,422 | 1:23,301 | 2,006 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,373 | 1:2,100 | 473 |
| Philippines | 99% | 645 | 1:164,356 | 7,781 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 477 | 1:540,804 | 39,831 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 377 | 1:140,022 | 6,810 |
| Bangladesh | - | 367 | 1:434,500 | 16,631 |
| Uganda | 100% | 350 | 1:117,020 | 5,003 |
| England | 95% | 344 | 1:161,636 | 5,158 |
| Peru | 100% | 247 | 1:128,710 | 4,105 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 184 | 1:1,043 | 191 |
| India | 100% | 180 | 1:6,749,322 | 232,942 |
| Chile | 98% | 165 | 1:106,710 | 2,647 |
| Barbados | - | 149 | 1:1,945 | 433 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 137 | 1:13,454 | 854 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 124 | 1:84,123 | 4,669 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 115 | 1:29,806 | 1,359 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 102 | 1:151,214 | 9,828 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 98 | 1:13,892 | 1,876 |
| Malawi | 100% | 85 | 1:201,321 | 8,458 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 83 | 1:6,999 | 770 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 76 | 1:2,336,373 | 44,538 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 67 | 1:454,477 | 20,428 |
| Mexico | 98% | 61 | 1:2,035,155 | 12,026 |
| Namibia | - | 61 | 1:39,413 | 2,704 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 61 | 1:133,644 | 11,810 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 55 | 1:109,424 | 3,658 |
| Liberia | 100% | 53 | 1:83,246 | 3,799 |
| Australia | - | 52 | 1:262,647 | 5,687 |
| Zambia | - | 52 | 1:304,900 | 8,846 |
| Angola | 100% | 49 | 1:550,339 | 1,990 |
| Argentina | 92% | 49 | 1:872,923 | 4,859 |
| Portugal | - | 46 | 1:226,323 | 4,580 |
| Thailand | 100% | 35 | 1:2,001,880 | 55,915 |
| El Salvador | - | 33 | 1:192,175 | 2,810 |
| Ireland | 88% | 31 | 1:149,791 | 3,159 |
| Belize | 100% | 28 | 1:12,654 | 1,726 |
| Honduras | 100% | 26 | 1:339,133 | 6,160 |
| Panama | 100% | 24 | 1:162,773 | 6,758 |
| Guyana | 100% | 22 | 1:34,694 | 3,625 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 22 | 1:1,372,813 | 26,977 |
| New Zealand | - | 19 | 1:238,739 | 7,355 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 18 | 1:5,522 | 1,017 |
| Colombia | 100% | 18 | 1:2,654,385 | 19,614 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 18 | 1:9,879 | 1,352 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 18 | 1:6,097 | 946 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 17 | 1:3,606 | 715 |
| Singapore | - | 17 | 1:369,827 | 10,107 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 16 | 1:443,041 | 536 |
| China | - | 13 | 1:105,081,214 | 64,899 |
| Grenada | 100% | 13 | 1:8,317 | 1,152 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 12 | 1:2,604 | 555 |
| Congo | 100% | 12 | 1:417,434 | 7,854 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 12 | 1:2,892 | 588 |
| Germany | 100% | 10 | 1:9,667,788 | 33,442 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 9 | 1:529,772 | 7,736 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 7 | 1:75,593 | 2,885 |
| Haiti | - | 7 | 1:1,532,422 | 18,706 |
| Hong Kong | - | 7 | 1:1,107,532 | 6,332 |
| Italy | 100% | 7 | 1:8,723,156 | 29,138 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 7 | 1:7,319 | 1,092 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 7 | 1:15,940 | 2,043 |
| Spain | - | 7 | 1:6,647,138 | 16,660 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 6 | 1:1,206,134 | 7,440 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 6 | 1:9,144 | 1,176 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Russia | 100% | 5 | 1:28,846,741 | 73,146 |
| Scotland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Albania | 100% | 4 | 1:761,642 | 22,793 |
| Botswana | 100% | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Cameroon | - | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| Wales | 100% | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Czechia | 100% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| France | 100% | 3 | 1:22,156,780 | 46,973 |
| Guatemala | - | 3 | 1:5,369,476 | 9,171 |
| Vietnam | - | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Niue | - | 1 | 1:1,604 | 70 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
The alternate forms: Dálton (2) & Daltón (1) are calculated separately.
Dalton (107,629) may also be a surname.
Dalton Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Dalton is of English origin, meaning 'the settlement in the valley'. It comes from the words dæl (valley) and tun (settlement).
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Dalton Demographics
Average Male Dalton Height
176.56 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 1,296 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Dalton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dalton in the Russian language | ||
| Далтон | dalton | - |
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