# Walton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɒl.tən/ · frequency rank #14,453

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
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30. Counties in Florida and Georgia, see Walton County.
31. Clipping of Walton-on-Thames.
32. Clipping of Walton-on-the-Naze.

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

## Easily confused with
- **waltz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walton-vs-waltz)
- **Wilson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walton-vs-wilson)
- **Watson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walton-vs-watson)
- **Weston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walton-vs-weston)
- **Wilton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walton-vs-wilton)
- **wanton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walton-vs-wanton)
- **Winton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walton-vs-winton)
- **Weldon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walton-vs-weldon)
- **Wharton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walton-vs-wharton)
- **Walt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walt-vs-walton)
- **wagon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagon-vs-walton)
- **waldo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waldo-vs-walton)
- **Walter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walter-vs-walton)
- **Walden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walden-vs-walton)
- **wallow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wallow-vs-walton)
- **wallop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wallop-vs-walton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`awlton`, `wallton`, `walotn`, `waltno`, `waltonn`, `waltton`, `watlon`, `wlaton`, `wwalton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/walton