A habitational surname from Old English. • John Dalton, English chemist. • A male given name transferred from the surname. • Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland: • A hamlet in Burton-in-Kendal parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5476). • A hamlet and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England, north of Skelmersdale (OS grid ref SD4908). • A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, south of Hexham, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9158). • A hamlet in Stamfordham parish, west of Ponteland, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1172) • A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4376). • A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1108). • A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4594). • An eastern suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1617). • A hamlet in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1174). • A hamlet near Flemington, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6658). • A number of places in the United States: • A city, the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia. • A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana. • An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas. • A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. • A township in Muskegon County, Michigan. • A minor city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. • A small village in Chariton County, Missouri. • A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska. • A town in Coos County, New Hampshire. • A hamlet and census-designated place in Nunda and Portage, Livingston County, New York. • An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina. • A village in Wayne County, Ohio. • A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. • A census-designated place in Kingston, Green Lake County, Wisconsin. • An abandoned village in Unorganized North Algoma District, Ontario, Canada; some buildings are used as summer cottages. • A township within Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. • A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. • A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. • A settlement (moshav) in northern Israel. • Ellipsis of Dalton Highway.