How common is the surname Walton?

73,854 people in the United States had the surname Walton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,180 Americans. It ranked 446th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Walton?

Sam Walton, American businessman (1918–1992), followed by Bill Walton.

Where is the surname Walton most common?

Wikidata records people named Walton in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

How do you pronounce Walton?

Walton is /ˈwɔl.tən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Walton getting more or less common?

More common. 70,997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 73,854 in 2010, up 4.0%.

Is Walton also a first name?

Yes. Walton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Walton

An English surname, carried by 73,854 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwɔl.tən/ 2 syllables Soundex W435 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Walton is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

Variously from Old English weall (“wall”) or wealh (“Celt, Welshman”) + tūn (“settlement”)

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 73,854 people named Walton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,180 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 70,997.

#446

rank among US surnames

73,854

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #414)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#437	McLaughlin	74,816	4,127
#438	Harmon	74,737	4,131
#439	McGee	74,542	4,142
#440	Gross	74,503	4,144
#441	Doyle	74,458	4,147
#442	Garner	74,324	4,154
#443	Newton	74,092	4,167

Who is named Walton

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

60% of people named Walton identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Waltons

26 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sam Walton
American businessman (1918–1992)
Bill Walton
American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024)
Alice Walton
American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., born 1949
Jim Walton
American businessman, born 1948
S. Robson Walton
American billionaire and heir, born 1944
Luke Walton
American basketball player and coach, born 1980
Christy Walton
American heiress, billionaire, and philanthropist, born 1949
Cedar Walton
American jazz pianist (1934–2013)
George Walton
American politician, 1749–1804
David Walton
American actor, born 1978
Mark Walton
American actor and story artist, born 1968
Mary Walton
American inventor, born 1827

Notable Waltons come mostly from the United States (22), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Walton

Walton has the Soundex code W435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W435.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Walton come from?: Variously from Old English weall (“wall”) or wealh (“Celt, Welshman”) + tūn (“settlement”)
How common is the surname Walton?: 73,854 people in the United States had the surname Walton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,180 Americans. It ranked 446th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Walton?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Walton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Walton?: Sam Walton, American businessman (1918–1992), followed by Bill Walton.
Where is the surname Walton most common?: Wikidata records people named Walton in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Walton?: Walton is /ˈwɔl.tən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Walton getting more or less common?: More common. 70,997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 73,854 in 2010, up 4.0%.
Is Walton also a first name?: Yes. Walton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.