Alton - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Alton \a-

is pronounced ALL-tun. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "old town". Mainly American: 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 very common first name for men (#361 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#5105 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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