Dalton is a surname of Norman origin found in Ireland and Britain and places where people from those backgrounds emigrated to. The Hiberno-Norman D'Alton (later Dalton) family controlled an area of the Irish midlands following the Norman invasion and assimilation into Ireland. An unrelated, prominent Norman-Irish gentry family of the toponymic surname de Antōn arose in Co. Kilkenny in the late thirteenth century; their surname was later corrupted to Daton or Dalton.
Notable people with the surname include:
A–H Abby Dalton (1935–2020), American actress Albert Clayton Dalton (1867–1957), United States military officer Andy Dalton (American football) (born 1987), American football player Andy Dalton (rugby union) (born 1951), New Zealand rugby player Annie Charlotte Dalton (1865–1938), Canadian poet Antico Dalton (born 1975), American player of American and Canadian football Aoife Dalton (born 2003), Irish rugby union footballer Ashley Dalton (elected 2023), British politician Audrey Dalton (born 1934), Irish actress Barney Dalton, Australian rugby league player Bobby Dalton (born 1998), English boxer Booker Dalton (1869–1948), American politician from Virginia Brad Dalton (born 1959), Australian basketball player, brother of Mark and Karen Dalton Brett Dalton (born 1982), American actor Britain Dalton (born 2001), American actor Cal Dalton (1908–1974), American cartoon director Charles Dalton (1850-1933), Canadian businessman, politician and philanthropist on Prince Edward Island Chloe Dalton (born 1993), Australian rugby player Chloe Dalton (author), British writer Chuck Dalton (1927–2013), Canadian basketball player Clifford Dalton, New Zealand nuclear scientist Conrad Dalton, fictional president of the United States in Madam Secretary Cornelius Neale Dalton (1842–1920), British civil servant and author Declan Dalton (born 1997), Irish hurler Devyn Dalton, American actress and stuntwoman Diarmuid Dalton, Irish musician and songwriter Dorothy Dalton (1893–1972), American actress Drew Dalton, American philosopher Edward Tuite Dalton (1815 - 1880) British soldier, anthropologist Emmett Dalton (1861–1937), U.S. outlaw, member of the Dalton Gang Emmet Dalton (1898–1978), Irish soldier and film producer Eric Dalton (1906–1981), South African cricketer Festus Dalton, ring name of Drew Hankinson (born 1983), American professional wrestler Grady W. Dalton (died 1986), American politician from Virginia Harry Dalton (1928–2005), American baseball executive Hayden Dalton (born 1996), American basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Henry Dalton (1847–1911), American physician Henry Dalton (police officer) (1891–1966), British policeman Howard Dalton, British microbiologist Hugh Dalton, Baron Dalton (1887–1962), British politician
I–L Irene Dalton (1901–1934), American actress J. Frank Dalton (1848–1951), American alleged outlaw Jalen Dalton (born 1997), American football player James Dalton (disambiguation), several people, including: James Dalton (criminal) (died 1730), British street robber James Dalton II, a United States Army general killed in the Philippines during World War II James Langley Dalton (1833–1887), English soldier James Dalton (footballer) (1864–?), Irish footballer James Dalton (pastoralist) (1834–1919), Irish born pastoralist in Australia J. J. Dalton (James Joseph Dalton, 1861–1924), Irish nationalist Member of Parliament Jesse Dalton, ring name of Ray Gordy (born 1979), American professional wrestler John Dalton (disambiguation), several people, including: John Dalton (1766–1844), British physicist and chemist John Dalton (musician) (born 1943), British bass guitarist John Call Dalton (1825–1889), American physiologist John Howard Dalton (born 1941), American administrator and banker John M. Dalton (1900–1972), American politician (Missouri) John N. Dalton (1931–1986), American politician (Virginia) John Neale Dalton (1839–1931), British cleric John Dalton (bishop) (1821-1869) Irish-born Friar Minor John Dalton (divine)(1814–1874), Catholic divine and translator from Latin, Spanish, and German John Dalton (priest) Anglican priest in Ireland John Dalton (poet) (1709–1763), English cleric and poet John Dalton (hurler) (born 1985), Irish hurler John Dalton (architect) (1927–2007), Australian architect John Dalton (musician) (born 1943), former member of the Kinks John G. Dalton(1876–1923), Australian footballer for Fitzroy Jon Dalton (born 1974) U.S. wrestler ("Jonny Fairplay") Joseph Dalton (disambiguation), several people, including: Joseph Dalton (footballer) (1915–?), English professional footballer Joseph Dalton (priest) (1817–1905), Irish Jesuit Karen Dalton (basketball), (born 1961), Australian basketball player, sister of Brad and Mark Dalton Karen Dalton (entertainer) (1938–1993), American musician Katharina Dalton (1916–2004), British physician Kerry Lyn Dalton (born 1960), American convicted criminal Kristen Dalton (actress) (born 1966), American actress Kristen Dalton (Miss USA) (born 1986), Miss USA 2009 Lacy J. Dalton (born 1948), American singer and songwriter Lawrence Dalton (died 1561), English officer of arms Lional Dalton (born 1975), American football player Louis Joseph Dalton (20 September 1862 – 13 January 1945) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician. Lucinda Lee Dalton (1847–1925), American Mormon feminist, poet and suffragist
M–Z Mark Dalton (basketball), Australian basketball player, brother of Brad and Karen Dalton Matthew Dalton (born 1998), Irish rugby union player Matt Jimmy Dalton (1963–2016, English rugby league footballer, Whitehaven R.L.F.C. immortal Michael Dalton (disambiguation), several people, including: Michael Dalton (legal writer) (1564–1644), English barrister Michael Dalton (gambler) (born 1955), gambling author, publisher and blackjack player Michael Dalton (footballer) (1875–1933), Australian rules footballer Michael Dalton (priest) (1902–2009), Canadian Roman Catholic military chaplain in World War II Nathan Dalton, American Baseball player Nigel Dalton, Australian politician Oakley Dalton (born 1952), American football player Phyllis Dalton (1925–2025), English costume designer Ray Dalton (born 1990), American singer, best known for his role on Can't Hold Us Reg Dalton (1896–1979), English footballer Richard Dalton (disambiguation), several people Rick Dalton, fictional actor played by Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Roque Dalton (1935–1975), Salvadoran poet and journalist Shane Dalton (born 1965), Irish Dublin GAA Inter County hurler and footballer Stephen Dalton, British air marshal Theodore Roosevelt Dalton (1901–1989) American lawyer, judge and politician Thomas Dalton (disambiguation), several people, including: Thomas de Kirkcudbright, (before 1294–1326) also known as Thomas de Dalton, medieval prelate from the Kingdom of Scotland Thomas Dalton (abolitionist), (1794–1883), African American abolitionist Thomas Dalton (Australian politician), (1829–1901), Irish-born Australian politician Tom Dalton,(1904–1981), Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Thomas Dalton (merchant), (1516/17–1591), English merchant, landowner, and Member of Parliament Thomas Dalton (judge),(before 1702–1730), English judge and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer Tim Dalton, Irish footballer Timmy Dalton, (born 1959) Irish retired Gaelic footballer Timothy Dalton (born 1946), British actor Tony Dalton (born 1975), Mexican actor Trent Dalton, Australian journalist and author Tristram Dalton (1738–1817), American politician Walter Dalton (born 1949), American politician from North Carolina William Dalton (author) (1821–1875), British newspaper editor and author of adventure stories
References
External links The Dalton Genealogical Society
See also
Danton (name)