Walton

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UK/ˈwɒl.tən/UK/ˈwɔːl.-/US/ˈwɔl.tən/US, cot caught merger/ˈwɑl.-/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English weall →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.

    Despite wide efforts to encourage more girls and young women to pursue careers in STEM, a new survey from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found Gen Z girls significantly lag behind boys in the level of interest expressed in STEM subjects, suggesting more must be done to close the gender gap.

    2023 December 5, Athena Jones, “Efforts to close gender interest gap in STEM must be stepped up, Gen Z survey shows”, in CNN
  2. Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
    1. A township in Harvey County, Kansas.
    2. A city in Boone County and Kenton County, Kentucky.
    3. A township in Eaton County, Michigan.
    4. An unincorporated community in Fife Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
    5. A town and village in Delaware County, New York.
    6. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
    7. An unincorporated community in Van Zandt County, Texas.
    8. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
    9. A village in the Municipal District of East Hants, Hants County, Nova Scotia.
    10. A hamlet in Huron County, Ontario.
    11. A suburb of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8213).
    12. A suburb and civil parish (with a community council) in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8936).
    13. A northern suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1702).
    14. A village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY5264).
    15. A southern suburb of Chesterfield borough, with a small portion in Holymoorside and Walton parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3669).
    16. A village in Kimcote and Walton parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP5987).
    17. A suburb of the City of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3694).
    18. A hamlet in Onibury parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4679).
    19. A settlement in Ercall Magna parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5818).
    20. A village and civil parish west of Street, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST4636).
    21. A hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8527).
    22. A suburban area in Stone parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9033).
    23. A northern suburb of Felixstowe, East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM2935).
    24. A small settlement in Wellesbourne and Walton parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2853)
    25. A village and civil parish east of Wetherby, City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4447).
    26. A village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3517).
    27. A small settlement in Old Radnor community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO2559).
    28. A settlement in Waikato, New Zealand.
  3. Counties in Florida and Georgia, see Walton County.
  4. abbreviationclippingClipping of Walton-on-Thames.
  5. abbreviationclippingClipping of Walton-on-the-Naze.

Origin

  1. Old Englishweall“wall”
  2. EnglishWalton

Variously from Old English weall (“wall”) or wealh (“Celt, Welshman”) + tūn (“settlement”)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Walton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Walton

MLA

“Walton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Walton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Walton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Walton.

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