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Walton Family Surname Origin

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  • Cassie Mae Hire (1913 - 1970)
  • Helen Walton (1919 - 2007)
    Business woman. She was the widow of Sam Walton, the founder of the Wal-Mart empire. Not only was she Sam's wife, but she was also his advisor. Mrs. Walton was a philanthropist. She devoted much of her...
  • Alice Walton
    Louise Walton (born October 7, 1949) is an American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. She is the daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and Helen Walton, and sister of S. Robson Walton a...
  • Jim Walton
    Carr Walton (born June 7, 1948) is the youngest son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and the Chairman of Arvest Bank. Walton has served on the Walmart Board of Directors since 2005 and is currently a mem...
  • John T. Walton (1946 - 2005)
    Thomas Walton (October 8, 1946 – June 27, 2005) was a United States war veteran and a son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He was also the chairman of True North Partners, a venture capital firm. Walton ...

English: habitational name from any of numerous places called Walton which are named with Old English walh ‘foreigner Briton serf’ (genitive plural wala) wald ‘woodland’ wall ‘wall’ or wælla ‘well spring stream’ + tūn ‘farmstead estate’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022