Charlton

Where Charlton comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Charlton.

Charlton through the years
  1. 1888
    First appearance
    #1,031 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1890
    Peak, #814
    7 babies named Charlton, its best rank.
  3. 1891
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1923
    Charlton Heston born
    American actor
  5. 1991
    Charlton Vicento born
    Curaçaoan footballer
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Charlton Heston · American actor, 1923–2008
  • Charlton Vicento · Curaçaoan footballer, born 1991
  • Charlton Thomas Lewis · US lexicographer, 1834–1904
  • Charlton Nyirenda · Malawian swimmer (* 1988), born 1988
  • Charlton Reid Beattie · United States federal judge, 1869–1925

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.