# Dalton
## English
### Alternative forms

* (surname): Doulton

### Etymology

From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale +‎ town.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈdɒltən/, /ˈdɔːltən/
* (US) IPA: /ˈdɔltən/
* (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ˈdɑltən/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒltən, -ɔːltən
* Homophone: dalton

### Proper noun

Dalton
* A habitational surname from Old English.
* John Dalton, English chemist.
* A male given name transferred from the surname.
* Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
** A hamlet in Burton-in-Kendal parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5476).
** A hamlet and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England, north of Skelmersdale (OS grid ref SD4908).
** A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, south of Hexham, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9158).
** A hamlet in Stamfordham parish, west of Ponteland, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1172)
** A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4376).
** A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1108).
** A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4594).
** An eastern suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1617).
** A hamlet in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1174).
** A hamlet near Flemington, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6658).
* A number of places in the United States:
** A city, the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia.
** A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana.
** An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
** A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
** A township in Muskegon County, Michigan.
** A minor city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
** A small village in Chariton County, Missouri.
** A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
** A town in Coos County, New Hampshire
** A hamlet and census-designated place in Nunda and Portage, Livingston County, New York.
** An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.
** A village in Wayne County, Ohio.
** A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
** A census-designated place in Kingston, Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
* An abandoned village in Unorganized North Algoma District, Ontario, Canada; some buildings are used as summer cottages.
* A township within Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.
* A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
* A small town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
* A settlement (moshav) in northern Israel.
* Short for Dalton Highway.

#### Derived terms

* Dalton Holme
* Dalton-in-Furness
* Dalton-on-Tees

### Noun

Dalton (plural Daltons)
* (chemistry) a former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16 the mass of an oxygen atom; now replaced by the atomic mass unit (or dalton)

### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Dalton is the 654th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 52,184 individuals. Dalton is most common among White (86.84%) individuals.

### References

* ↑ Parish map (Lancashire)
* ↑ OS: Northumberland (Hexham)
* ↑ OS: Northumberland (Ponteland)
* ↑ Parish map (Richmondshire)
* ↑ Parish map (Rotherham)
* ↑ OS: South Lanarkshire

### Anagrams

* Toland