How Many People Have the Last Name Dalton?
people had the surname Dalton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 5,653 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+2,018 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Dalton (86.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 7.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Dalton ranks #478. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Dalton grew from 50,166 people in 2000 to 52,184 in 2010 (up 4%), and its rank fell from #615 to #654. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 18.6 to 17.69 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 50,166 | 52,184 |
| Rank | #615 | #654 |
| Per 100,000 people | 18.6 | 17.69 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Dalton
👤 Dalton as a First Name
Dalton is a first name too: about 79,478 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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