Walton (surname) explained
| Walton |
| Meaning: | habitational name for a place called Walton |
| Region: | Oxfordshire |
| Origin: | Anglo-Saxon |
Walton is a toponymic surname or placename of Anglo-Saxon origins. It derives from a place with the suffix tun ('town, farm, hamlet') and one of the prefixes wald ('a wood'), walesc ('foreigner') or walh ('farm worker'). First recorded as a surname in Oxfordshire in the person of Odo de Wolton on the Hundred Rolls in 1273.[1] People with the name include:
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- Adam Walton (b. 1971), British radio DJ
- Adam Walton (poker player), American low stakes poker player third in Main Event 2023
- Alan Walton (1936–2015), British-born businessman
- Albert D. Walton (1886–1951), American Attorney
- Alfred Walton (1816–1883), British radical politician
- Alice Walton (b. 1949), American heiress, daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton
- Alice Walton (1865-1954), American classicist and archaeologist
- Alvin Walton (b. 1964), American football player
- Amy Catherine Walton (1849–1939), British author
- Amy and Emily Walton (b. 2000), twins appearing on the British soap Coronation Street
- Ann Walton Kroenke, American Wal-Mart heiress, wife of Stan Kroenke
- Anthony Walton (politician) (born 1962), former New Zealand political party president
- Anthony Walton (poet) (born 1960), American poet and writer
- Asmaa Walton, American artist and art educator
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- Bernard Walton (1917–1972), a British classical clarinetist
- Bill Walton (1952–2024), American basketball player
- Billy Walton (1871–1963), English footballer
- Brandon Walton (born 1998), American football player
- Brian Walton (bishop) (1600–1661), English cleric and scholar
- Brian Walton (cyclist) (b. 1965), Canadian track cyclist
- Bruce Walton (1951-2019), American football player
- Bruce Walton (b. 1962), American baseball player
- Bruce Alan Walton (b. 1960), alias "Branton," American author
- Bryce Walton (1918–1988), American pulp fiction writer
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- Cecile Walton (1891–1956), Scottish artist
- Cedar Walton (1934–2013), American pianist
- Chadwick Walton, Jamaican cricketer
- Chelsea Walton (b. 1983), African-American mathematician
- Chris Walton (1933–2006), English cricketer
- Christian Walton (b. 1995), English footballer
- Christy Walton, American Wal-Mart heiress
- Clare Walton, British senior Royal Air Force officer
- Clarence C. Walton, American academic administrator, The Catholic University of America
- Constance Walton (1919-2017), American composer
- Craig Walton (b. 1975), Australian Olympic athlete
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- Genevieve M. Walton (1857–1932), American librarian
- Geoffrey Walton (1934–2020), British archdeacon
- George Walton (Royal Navy), British admiral
- George Walton (1749/50–1804), American politician
- George Walton (Manitoba politician) (died 1925), Canadian politician
- George Walton (footballer) (born 1911, date of death unknown), English footballer
- Gordon Walton (b. 1956), American computer game developer
- Col. Granville Walton, The Scout Association Scouting notable, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1955
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- James "Bud" Walton (1921–1995), American retailer, co-founder of Wal-Mart
- Javon Walton, American child actor
- Jerome Walton (b. 1965), American baseball player
- Jess Walton (b. 1949), American actress
- Jim Walton (b. 1948), American banker and Wal-Mart heir
- Jim Walton (journalist) (b. 1958), American journalist, president of CNN Worldwide
- Jo Walton (b. 1964), British-born fantasy and science fiction writer
- Joe Walton (1935–2021), American football coach
- Joseph Walton (footballer), English footballer
- John Walton (disambiguation):
- Johnathan Walton (b. 1974), Jamaican-born television reporter
- Joseph Walton (convict) (b. 1830, date of death unknown), Canadian-born convict transported to Western Australia
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See also
Notes and References
- http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Walton#ixzz0zuKcw0d3 surnamedb.com
