Dalton

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Dalton

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• (surname): Doulton

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːltən/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːltən
• Homophone: dalton

Dalton

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. John Dalton, English chemist.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
   1. A hamlet in Burton-in-Kendal parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5476).
   2. A hamlet and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England, north of Skelmersdale (OS grid ref SD4908). ^[1]
   3. A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, south of Hexham, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9158). ^[2]
   4. A hamlet in Stamfordham parish, west of Ponteland, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1172) ^[3]
   5. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4376).
   6. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1108). ^[4]
   7. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4594). ^[5]
   8. An eastern suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1617).
   9. A hamlet in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1174).
   10. A hamlet near Flemington, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6658). ^[6]
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia.
   2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana.
   3. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
   4. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
   5. A township in Muskegon County, Michigan.
   6. A minor city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
   7. A small village in Chariton County, Missouri.
   8. A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
   9. A town in Coos County, New Hampshire
   10. A hamlet and census-designated place in Nunda and Portage, Livingston County, New York.
   11. An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.
   12. A village in Wayne County, Ohio.
   13. A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
   14. A census-designated place in Kingston, Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
6. An abandoned village in Unorganized North Algoma District, Ontario, Canada; some buildings are used as summer cottages.
7. A township within Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.
8. A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
9. A small town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
10. A settlement (moshav) in northern Israel.
11. Short for Dalton Highway.

• Dalton Holme
• Dalton-in-Furness
• Dalton-on-Tees

Dalton (plural Daltons)

1. (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)

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

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