D'alton Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

D'alton Surname Definition:

"The tradition of the introduction of this family from France into Ireland, as preserved in the Office of Arms, records Walter D'Alton to have been its founder; that he secretly married a daughter of Louis, King of France, and having thereby incurred that monarch's displeasure, fled to England, whence he passed with Henry II.

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D'alton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Ireland1841:25,5922,412
England991:562,80934,447
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
France311:2,142,668174,004
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

D'alton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"The tradition of the introduction of this family from France into Ireland, as preserved in the Office of Arms, records Walter D'Alton to have been its founder; that he secretly married a daughter of Louis, King of France, and having thereby incurred that monarch's displeasure, fled to England, whence he passed with Henry II. on the invasion of Ireland. He early acquired possessions in the western portion of Meath, where he and his descendants founded religious houses, and erected castles." D'Alton, p. 367. I see no reason why this Irish family should not be a branch of the English Daltons, who were of ancient standing in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

D'alton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name D'alton Come From? nationality or country of origin

D'alton is most common in Australia. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name D'alton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 548,408th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,500,079 people. The last name D'alton occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of D'alton reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 132,984. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 26 percent reside, New South Wales, where 26 percent reside and Western Australia, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Australia it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 32 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

D'alton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of D'alton has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the D'alton last name expanded 613 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,980 percent between 1881 and 2014.

D'alton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the D'alton surname is primarily Catholic (73%) in Ireland.

D'alton earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning $55,949 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dalton92107,629/
Daulton862,265/
D'Elton8652/
Dahlton8610/
Dealton867/
Dallton867/
Daltone867/
Dailton866/
Dalthon864/
Daltoin862/
Hdalton861/
D'Altan861/
Daylton861/
Daltonh861/
Alton839,999/
Dailthon801/
Halton775,446/
Dolton771,803/
Galton771,124/
Allton77874/
Aulton77460/
Ailton77212/
Ajlton7798/
Altone7758/
Altoon7745/
Altoun7732/
Daltun7723/
Altonn7720/
Daltan7716/
Aalton7716/
Aslton777/
Ealton777/
Daltom776/
Aylton776/
Altomn774/
Aelton773/
Altong772/
Daltún772/
Althon772/
O'Lton771/
Altont771/
Dálton771/
Atlton771/
D'Houlton751/
Gaulton711,054/
Doulton71265/
Dealtan71166/
Aselton71157/
Altoone71122/
Healton71115/
Altoune7186/
Haulton7165/
Halthon7160/
Gallton7144/
Althoen7133/
Hailton7122/
Asilton7112/
Althuon7110/
Dalttan715/
Daltung712/
Aaltone712/
Daltang711/
Alltone711/
Aytlton711/
Deilton711/
Dollton711/
Haltone711/
Althohn711/
Haylton711/
Hallton711/
Althoun711/
Altoing711/
Dealtàn711/
Doylton710/
Haldton710/
Altun67115,833/
Altan6731,498/
Altom6716,679/
Elton678,881/
Olton671,146/
Haselton67934/
Dalthung6721/
Altán679/
Althoehn678/
Daglitan672/
Hacelton671/
Altonova671/
Altún671/
Altün671/
Hasllton670/
Hatelton670/
Attleton670/
Hasilton670/
Hayleton670/
Hacilton670/
Asselton670/

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