Walton is a toponymic surname or placename of Anglo-Saxon origins. It derives from a place with the suffix tun ('town, farm, hamlet') and one of the prefixes wald ('a wood'), walesc ('foreigner') or walh ('farm worker'). First recorded as a surname in Oxfordshire in the person of Odo de Wolton on the Hundred Rolls in 1273.surnamedb.com, URL accessed 18 September 2010 People with the name include:
A Adam Walton (b. 1971), British radio DJ Alan Walton (1936–2015), British-born businessman Albert D. Walton (1886–1951), American Attorney Alfred Walton (1816–1883), British radical politician Alice Walton (b. 1949), American heiress, daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton Alice Walton (1865–1954), American classicist and archaeologist Alvin Walton (b. 1964), American football player Amy Catherine Walton (1849–1939), British author Amy and Emily Walton (b. 2000), twins appearing on the British soap Coronation Street Ann Walton Kroenke, American Walmart heiress, wife of Stan Kroenke Anthony Walton (politician) (born 1962), former New Zealand political party president Anthony Walton (poet) (born 1960), American poet and writer Asmaa Walton, American artist and art educator
B Bernard Walton (1917–1972), a British classical clarinetist Bill Walton (1952–2024), American basketball player and sportscaster Billy Walton (1871–1963), English footballer Branden Walton (born 1998), American para-cyclist Brandon Walton (born 1998), American football player Brian Walton (bishop) (1600–1661), English cleric and scholar Brian Walton (cyclist) (b. 1965), Canadian track cyclist Bruce Walton (1951–2019), American football player Bruce Walton (b. 1962), American baseball player Bruce Alan Walton (b. 1960), alias "Branton", American author Bud Walton (James Lawrence Walton, 1921–1995), American retailer, co-founder of Walmart Bryce Walton (1918–1988), American pulp fiction writer
C Cecile Walton (1891–1956), Scottish artist Cedar Walton (1934–2013), American pianist Chadwick Walton, Jamaican cricketer Charles Walton, (1921–2011), American Inventor Chelsea Walton (b. 1983), African-American mathematician Chris Walton (1933–2006), English cricketer Christian Walton (b. 1995), English footballer Christy Walton, American Walmart heiress Clare Walton, British senior Royal Air Force officer Clarence C. Walton, American academic administrator, The Catholic University of America Constance Walton (1919–2017), American composer Craig Walton (b. 1975), Australian Olympic athlete
D Danny Walton (1947–2017), American baseball player David Walton (disambiguation) Dean Walton, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation Donovan Walton (b. 1994), American baseball player Dorothy Walton (1909–1981), Canadian badminton player Douglas Walton (disambiguation) Dwight Walton (b. 1965), Canadian basketball player
E Edward Arthur Walton (1860–1922), Scottish artist Elijah Walton (1832–1880), English artist Ernest Walton (1903–1995), Irish physicist and Nobel Prize winner Evangeline Walton (1907–1996), American author Emma Walton (1962–present), British children's book author
F Francis Walton (1832 – 1871), English cricket player and soldier Fred Walton (1865–1936), English stage actor Frederick Walton (1834–1928) Industrialist and inventor of Linoleum Frederick Walton (engineer) (1840–1925) British railway engineer
G Genevieve M. Walton (1857–1932), American librarian Geoffrey Walton (1934–2020), British archdeacon George Walton (Royal Navy), British admiral George Walton (1749/50–1804), American politician George Walton (Manitoba politician) (died 1925), Canadian politician George Walton (footballer) (born 1911, date of death unknown), English footballer Gordon Walton (b. 1956), American computer game developer Col. Granville Walton, The Scout Association Scouting notable, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1955
H Harold Walton (cricketer) (1874–1960), New Zealand cricketer Helen Walton (1919–2007), American heiress, widow of Walmart founder Sam Walton Henry Walton (disambiguation)
I India Walton (b. 1982), former mayoral candidate in Buffalo, New York Izaak Walton (1593–1683), English writer
J Javon Walton, American child actor Jerome Walton (b. 1965), American baseball player Jess Walton (b. 1949), American actress Jim Walton (b. 1948), American banker and Walmart heir Jim Walton (journalist) (b. 1958), American journalist, president of CNN Worldwide Jo Walton (b. 1964), British-born fantasy and science fiction writer Joe Walton (1935–2021), American football coach John Walton (disambiguation): John Walton (1738-1783), American politician, Georgia delegate to the Continental Congress John C. Walton (1881–1949), American politician, Governor of Oklahoma John H. Walton (b. 1952), American Old Testament scholar John T. Walton (1946–2005), American businessman and Walmart heir John Walton (actor), Australian actor John Ike Walton, American musician and member of 1960s rock group 13th Floor Elevators Johnathan Walton (b. 1974), Jamaican-born television reporter Joseph Walton (disambiguation)
K Kendall Walton, American philosopher and academic Kent Walton (1917–2003), British television sports commentator Kevin Walton (1918–2009), Antarctic explorer Krista S. Walton, American chemical engineer
L Lee Walton American artist Lisa Walton (b. 1975), New Zealand field hockey player Luke Walton (b. 1980), American basketball player
M Mark Walton (American football) (b. 1997), American football player Mary Walton (1827–1894), American inventor Mike Walton (b. 1945), Canadian hockey player
N Nancy Walton Laurie, American Walmart heiress Nancy Bird-Walton (1915–2009), Australian aviator
O Mrs O. F. Walton (Amy Catherine Walton, 1849–1939), British author
P Percy Levar Walton, American convicted murderer Peter Walton (rugby union), Scottish rugby player and coach Peter Walton (referee), English football referee Philip Walton (b. 1962), Irish golfer
R Rachel Mellon Walton (1899–2006), American philanthropist Reggie Walton (b. 1949), American District Judge Rhett Walton, Australian actor Richard J. Walton, American politician and academic Rob Walton (ice hockey) (1949–2018), Canadian ice hockey player S. Robson Walton (b. 1945), American lawyer and Walmart heir Roy Walton (1932–2020), British card magician
S Sam Walton (1918–1992), American retailer, founder of Walmart Sam Walton (American football) (1943–2002), American football player Sarah Stokes Walton (1844–1899), American poet and artist Simon Walton (born 1987), English football player Sophie Walton (born 1989), English women's footballer Wayne Walton (1943–2020), American Master Carpenter Susana Walton (1926–2010), widow of William Walton
T Tasma Walton (b. 1974), Australian actress Thomas Otto Walton, president of Texas A&M University 1925–1943 Timothy Walton (disambiguation) Todd Walton, (b. 1949), American writer Tony Walton (1934–2022), English set and costume designer and director Travis Walton (b. 1953), American alien abductee
W William Walton (disambiguation), several people William Walton (merchant) (1706–1768), American merchant and politician in New York William Walton (1902–1983), British composer William Walton (1909/1910-1994) American painter and former chairman, U.S. Commission on Fine Arts
Z Zamari Walton (born 1999), American football player
Other Walton family, connected to Walmart The Waltons, American television series The Walton sextuplets, the world's first all-female surviving sextuplets, born in 1983
See also Wolton (surname) Walton (given name)
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