Alton

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Alton

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Alton is and English surname meaning “Old Town,” or “Ella’s Town.” (Ella either means “All” or “Foreign”).

History:
Alton (or Elton) is another English surname used as a first name during the early 1800s (1700s for Elton).

Pronunciation: all-ton.

Alternates: Elton.

Famous Bearers:
Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
(David) Elton Trueblood (1900-1994)
American Quaker scholar.

Political Figures:
Alton B. Parker (1852-1926)
American politician.

Scientists:
Elton Mayo (1880-1949)
Australian psychologist.
Alton Ochsner (1896-1981)
American surgeon.

Singers and Entertainers:
Sir Elton John (Reginald Dwight) (1947-)
British singer and piano player.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.033 % named Alton
0.016 % named Elton

Popularity of Alton:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 175th most popular.
1910-1920: 213th most popular.
1920-1930: 202nd most popular.
1930-1940: 190th most popular.
1940-1950: 249th most popular.
1950-1960: 292nd most popular.
1960-1970: 414th most popular.
1970-1980: 480th most popular.
1980-1990: 609th most popular.
1990: 739th most popular.
1991: 709th most popular.
1992: 804th most popular.
1993: 813th most popular.
1994: 873rd most popular.
1995: 908th most popular.
1996: 985th most popular.
1997: 949th most popular.
1998: 936th most popular.
1999: N/A

Popularity of Elton:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 373rd most popular.
1910-1920: 319th most popular.
1920-1930: 320th most popular.
1930-1940: 387th most popular.
1940-1950: 437th most popular.
1950-1960: 512th most popular.
1960-1970: 648th most popular.
1970-1980: 590th most popular.
1980-1990: 933rd most popular.
1990: 979th most popular.
1991: N/A