Tolton Family History
Tolton Name Meaning
English (Leicestershire): habitational name possibly from either of two places called Tollerton in Nottinghamshire and North Yorkshire. The first is named from the Old Norse personal name Thorleifr + Old English tūn ‘settlement’ ‘enclosure’; the second is from Old English tolnere ‘tax gatherers’ + tūn.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022