Elton

Elton is a name that can refer to people, places, and occasionally other uses. It is of English origin and is commonly used as a given name and, less frequently, as a surname. The element -ton in English place names denotes a settlement or village, and the prefix elements in individual names often reflect a personal name or location.

The most famous bearer is Elton John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947), an English singer, pianist, and composer who adopted his stage name in the 1960s and achieved international fame from the 1970s onward. Other notable individuals with the given name include Elton Mayo, an Australian-born psychologist and management theorist (1886–1949), and Elton Brand (born 1979), an American former professional basketball player.

Elton is also the name of several places, especially in the United Kingdom and North America. Examples include Elton, Cambridgeshire, England, a village and civil parish. The toponym is used for towns, villages, and jurisdictions in various countries, reflecting historical English settlement patterns.