Alton - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Alton \a-lton, al-ton\ is pronounced ALL-tun. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "old town". Mainly US: transferred use of the English surname, which is from a number of places so called in England. Activist Alton Maddox.

Alton has 5 variant forms: Aldon, Allton, Alston, Alten and Elton.

Baby names that sound like Alton are Alden, Aldin, Aldan, Eldon, Ellton, Walton, Welton and Wilton.

Alton is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Alton. Click here to compare Alton with related baby names.