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DALTON
SOURCE: Location
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: DAWL-tən   [key]
Meaning & History
Derived from a place name which meant "valley town" in Old English. A notable bearer of the surname was the English chemist and physicist John Dalton (1766-1844).
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