Cognomen Poulton (Poulton 
, بولتون, פולטון 
) , globally, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Poulton is habitual in Malta, where it is quite a rare surname, Namibia, and the United Kingdom. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Much less frequently, Poulton is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Poulton | United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, United States, Canada |
| פולטון | Israel |
| ferdinand poulton English missionary, US (b. 1601) |
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edward bagnall poulton evolutionary biologist, GB (b. 1856) |
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| samuel poulton British artist and photographer (1819-1898), GB (b. 1819) |
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| george poulton (b. 1818) |
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| george r. poulton British musician, GB (b. 1828) |
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| charlotte poulton (b. 1831) |
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mabel poulton English actress (1901-1994), GB (b. 1901) |
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| edward l. poulton British politician (b. 1865) |
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| edward palmer poulton English physician and physiologist, GB (b. 1883) |
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| tom poulton British artist, GB (b. 1897) |
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| henry mortimer poulton British colonial administrator (b. 1898) |
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| diana poulton English lutenist, GB (b. 1903) |
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| james poulton Fijian lawn bowls international, ZA (b. 1905) |
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paul poulton British singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and writer, GB (b. 1956) |
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richie poulton New Zealand psychologist, NZ (b. 1962) |
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