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Dolton

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Dolton

Pronounced DOHL-tun /ˈdoʊl.tən/Medium

Meaning: Dolton is an English surname-name from place names in England, likely combining an Old English personal name Dol with tun, 'farmstead, settlement,' or from dael, 'valley,' plus tun, giving 'valley settlement.'Low

In 30 seconds: Dolton is an English place-and-surname name, likely meaning 'valley settlement.' It stayed rare in the United States, peaking around 1995 (said DOHL-tun).
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Origin LowEnglish, Old English
MeaningDolton is an English surname-name from place names in England, likely combining an Old English personal name Dol with tun, 'farmstead, settlement,' or from dael, 'valley,' plus tun, giving 'valley settlement.'
U.S. rank (2016)#9931 ↗ Rising
2016 U.S. births7 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1995
Total births (all-time)≈ 451

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199519172016

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Dolton traces to English place names, most plausibly from dael, 'valley,' plus tun, 'settlement,' giving 'valley settlement,' or from a personal name Dol plus the same ending. It belongs to the broad family of English surname-names given as modern American first names.

Dolton was never common as a first name, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak around 1995, with use recorded from as early as 1917 through 2016. It reads today as a crisp, surname-style choice similar to Dalton.

Did you know? Dolton shares its -ton ending, from Old English tun, 'settlement,' with hundreds of English place names and surname-names like Dalton and Colton.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Dolton — English place name; Old English dael/tun 'valley settlement'

Variations

DaltonColtonDolten

Nicknames

Dol

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Dalton— the closest-sounding, much more common surname-name
Colton— shares the same -ton settlement ending
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Carlton— a like vintage surname-style -ton name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Dolton mean?

It is an English place-and-surname name, most likely meaning 'valley settlement,' from Old English dael and tun.

How do you pronounce Dolton?

It is said DOHL-tun /ˈdoʊl.tən/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Dolton a boy or girl name?

Dolton is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Dolton?

It has always been rare in the United States as a first name, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak around 1995.

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