D'Alton
D'Alton is both a surname and a given name of Norman origin found in Ireland and Britain and places where people from those backgrounds emigrated to. The Hiberno-Norman sept ruled over Rathconrath, previously known as D'Alton country,[1] and surrounding areas of Westmeath from the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169 until the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland in 1649.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Eduard Joseph d'Alton (1772–1840), German engraver and naturalist
- Johann Samuel Eduard d'Alton (1803–1854), German anatomist, son of Eduard d'Alton
- John D'Alton (1882–1963), Irish Roman Catholic cardinal and Primate of All Ireland
- John D'Alton (historian) (1792–1867), Irish lawyer and genealogist
- Rob D'Alton (born 1923), Irish sailor and Olympian
- Thomas d'Alton (1895–1968), Australian politician
Given name:
- D'Alton Corry Coleman (1879–1956), Canadian businessman
- D'Alton or Dalton McCarthy (1836–1898), Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian
References
- Irish Act 34 Henry VIII c.1; see Henry VIII Part 3. State Papers. 2. Murray. 1834. p. 7,fn.14.
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