Walton is an English place name and surname that appears in many counties, usually explained as "settlement of the Britons" (from Old English wealh) or "walled farm". In America it recalls Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, and the long-running television family The Waltons. The name ranked number 5030 in 2000, has mostly stayed in the 3000s over the past decade and reaches its best rank of the century, number 2449, in 2025 with 56 boys.