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Where Does The Last Name Dayton Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Dayton (Arabic: دايتن, Marathi: डेटोन, Russian: Дайтон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dayton? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 39,147^th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 543,360 people. The surname Dayton is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Dayton are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 86,388^th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 5,924 people.

Dayton is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 12,331 people, or 1 in 29,394. In The United States Dayton is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Dayton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dayton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dayton surname rose 355 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dayton Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dayton surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dayton are 17.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Dayton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.42% less than the national average, earning R 86,928 per year; in United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning $47,059 CAD per year.