Walton is an English surname and given name derived from the Old English personal name Walstan, which was composed of the elements wælf 'foreign' or 'stranger', and stan 'stone'. The name was popular among early saints in Britain, with Saint Walstan being one of the most renowned. In the Middle Ages, Walton emerged as a surname and later evolved into a given name. It is associated with several notable figures throughout history, such as American industrialist Henry Ford's wife Clara Ford (née Clara Jane Walton) and British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge's grandfather Rev. John Newton Walton.
"Walton is an uncommon name; only ten children were named Walton over the six-year span from 1916 to 1922, with five births each in those two years."