From an Old English surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town at the source of the river". The name Alton comes from Old English and it means “someone who comes from the old town”. In Old English, "ald" means "old" and the word "tun" means "town". Yet, when used as a surname, the meaning of this name is “town that is situated where the river begins.”
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