Walton family
| Walton | |
|---|---|
| Business family | |
Sam Walton, founder of Walmart | |
| Etymology | Walton (surname); for "a place with the suffix tun ('town, farm, hamlet') and one of the prefixes wald ('a wood'), walesc ('foreigner') or walh ('farm worker')" |
| Founder | Sam Walton (1918–1992) |
| Distinctions | Wealthiest family in the world (US$432 billion; 2024) |
| Website | WaltonFamilyFoundation.org |
The Walton family is an American family whose collective fortune derived from Walmart makes them the richest family in the United States, and, as of December 2024, the richest family in the world.