Alton

English

"dweller at the old town"

Alton Origin and Meaning

The name Alton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "dweller at the old town".

The sort of formal surname name more popular in another era; Dalton's a more modern relation.

Alton Rank in US Top 1000

# 995 in the US

Popularity of the name Alton

• 1834 Nameberry 2025
• 673 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Alton

• Alton Augustus Adams Sr first African,American bandmaster in the U.S. Navy
• Alton Brooks Parker American lawyer, judge and Democratic nominee for U.S. president in 1904
• Alton Coleman African,American spree killer
• Alton Crawford Brown Jr American cinematographer, author, actor, and television personality
• Alton Davis Slay Sr U.S. Air Force four,star general
• Alton Nehemiah Ellis Jamaican musician
• Alton Ronald Waldon Jr American politician
• Alton Warren Knappenberger U.S. Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honour in World War II

The name Alton in Pop Culture

• Alton Towers British amusement park