Meaning of the nameDalton

Dalton is a male name of English origin, taken from a surname formed from Old English words meaning 'valley' and 'settlement'.

Meaning

“settlement in the valley”

Source: Wiktionary: Dalton · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dalton · Behind the Name: Dalton

People (2022): 8,078
Rank in Brazil: #1,972
Median age: 39 years
2010 Census: 8,801; people

Dalton in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dalton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,789 people).

33 women 8,045 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Dalton is most common

States with the highest share of people named Dalton in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,711	0.004%
Minas Gerais	1,574	0.008%
Paraná	734	0.006%
Rio de Janeiro	677	0.004%
Santa Catarina	508	0.007%
Rio Grande do Sul	402	0.004%
Bahia	318	0.002%
Pará	225	0.003%
Goiás	225	0.003%
Espírito Santo	186	0.005%
Pernambuco	179	0.002%
Maranhão	166	0.002%
Distrito Federal	147	0.005%
Amazonas	141	0.004%
Ceará	133	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	117	0.004%
Piauí	107	0.003%
Mato Grosso	100	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	99	0.003%
Alagoas	78	0.003%
Paraíba	57	0.001%
Tocantins	51	0.003%
Amapá	43	0.006%
Sergipe	32	0.001%
Rondônia	32	0.002%
Acre	19	0.002%
Roraima	17	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Dalton

Wiktionary explains Dalton as an English surname of toponymic origin, from Old English dæl, 'valley', and tun, 'settlement', and records its use as a male name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) classifies it as a borrowing, probably from the English surname Dalton. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,078 people named Dalton, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.

Sources

Wiktionary: Dalton · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dalton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Behind the Name: Dalton · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Dalton

What does the name Dalton mean?

Dalton means “settlement in the valley”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Dalton in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,078 people with the first name Dalton, which ranks it number 1,972 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Dalton a boy's or a girl's name?

Dalton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 33 women and 8,045 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Dalton?

Dalton is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Dalton most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.008% of the state's population is named Dalton (1,574 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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