Dalton

See also: dalton

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Doulton

Etymology

From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale +‎ town.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːltən/
• Rhymes: -ɔːltən
• Homophone: dalton

Proper noun

Dalton

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. John Dalton, English chemist.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland
   1. A hamlet in Burton-in-Kendal parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5476).
   2. A hamlet and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England, north of Skelmersdale (OS grid ref SD4908).
   3. A hamlet south of Hexham, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9158).
   4. A hamlet west of Ponteland, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1172)
   5. A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4376).
   6. A village and civil parish in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ1108).
   7. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4594).
   8. An eastern suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1617).
   9. A hamlet in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1174).
   10. A hamlet near Flemington, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6658).
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia.
   2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana.
   3. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
   4. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
   5. A township in Muskegon County, Michigan.
   6. A minor city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
   7. A small village in Chariton County, Missouri.
   8. A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
   9. A town in Coos County, New Hampshire
   10. A hamlet and census-designated place in Nunda and Portage, Livingston County, New York.
   11. An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.
   12. A village in Wayne County, Ohio.
   13. A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
   14. A census-designated place in Kingston, Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
6. An abandoned village in Unorganized North Algoma District, Ontario, Canada; some buildings are used as summer cottages.
7. A township within Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.
8. A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
9. A small town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
10. A settlement (moshav) in northern Israel.
11. Short for Dalton Highway.

Derived terms

• Dalton Holme
• Dalton-in-Furness

Noun

Dalton (plural Daltons)

1. (chemistry) a former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16 the mass of an oxygen atom; now replaced by the atomic mass unit (or dalton)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dalton is the 654^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 52,184 individuals. Dalton is most common among White (86.84%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Toland