Walton is a toponymic surname or placename of Anglo-Saxon origins. It derives from a place with the suffix tun ('town, farm, hamlet') and one of the prefixes wald ('a wood'), walesc ('foreigner') or walh ('farm worker'). First recorded as a surname in Oxfordshire in the person of Odo de Wolton on the Hundred Rolls in 1273. People with the name include: A Adam Walton (b. 1971), British radio DJ Alan Walton (1936–2015), British-born businessman Albert D. Walton (1886–1951), American Attorney Alfred Walton (1816–1883), British radical politician Alice Walton (b. 1949), American heiress, daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton Alice Walton (1865-1954), American classicist and archaeologist Amy Catherine Walton (1849–1939), British author Amy and Emily Walton (b. 2000), twins appearing on the British soap Coronation Street Ann Walton Kroenke, American Wal-Mart heiress, wife of Stan Kroenke Anthony Walton (politician) (born 1962), former New Zealand political party president Anthony Walton (poet) (born 1960), American poet and writer Asmaa Walton, American artist and art educator B Bernard Walton (1917–1972), a British classical clarinetist Bill Walton (b. 1952), American basketball player Billy Walton (1871–1963), English footballer Brandon Walton (born 1998), American football player Brian Walton (bishop) (1600–1661), English cleric and scholar Brian Walton (cyclist) (b. 1965), Canadian track cyclist Bruce Alan Walton (b. 1960), alias "Branton," American author Bryce Walton (1918–1988), American pulp fiction writer C Cecile Walton (1891–1956), Scottish artist Cedar Walton (1934–2013), American pianist Chadwick Walton, Jamaican cricketer Chelsea Walton (b. 1983), African-American mathematician Chris Walton (1933–2006), English cricketer Christian Walton (b. 1995), English footballer Christy Walton, American Wal-Mart heiress Clare Walton, British senior Royal Air Force officer Clarence C. Walton, American academic administrator, The Catholic University of America Constance Walton (1919-2017), American composer Craig Walton (b. 1975), Australian Olympic athlete D Danny Walton (b. 1947), American baseball player David Walton (disambiguation) Dean Walton, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation Donovan Walton (b. 1994), American baseball player Dorothy Walton (1909–1981), Canadian badminton player Douglas Walton (disambiguation) Dwight Walton (b. 1965), Canadian basketball player E Edward Arthur Walton (1860–1922), Scottish artist Elijah Walton (1832–1880), English artist Ernest Walton (1903–1995), Irish physicist and Nobel Prize winner Evangeline Walton (1907–1996), American author Emma Walton (1962–present), British children's book author F Fred Walton (1865–1936), English stage actor Frederick Walton (1834–1928) Industrialist and inventor of Linoleum Frederick Walton (engineer) (1840–1925) British railway engineer G Geoffrey Walton (1934–2020), British archdeacon George Walton (Royal Navy), British admiral