Drayton Surname
Approximately 13,249 people bear this surname
Drayton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Drayton.' There are no less than sixteen parishes of this name set down in Crockford: in dioceses of Bath and Wells, Norwich, Oxford, Peterborough, Lichfield, Southwell, London, and Ely.
Read More About This SurnameDrayton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,788 | 1:41,245 | 5,064 |
| England | 1,944 | 1:28,662 | 3,869 |
| Australia | 972 | 1:27,773 | 3,777 |
| Barbados | 293 | 1:981 | 236 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 289 | 1:4,720 | 772 |
| New Zealand | 233 | 1:19,435 | 3,414 |
| Canada | 176 | 1:209,350 | 20,314 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| Panama | 83 | 1:47,136 | 2,335 |
| Guyana | 54 | 1:14,115 | 1,941 |
| New Caledonia | 47 | 1:5,877 | 1,249 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 44 | 1:2,560 | 444 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Jamaica | 17 | 1:168,820 | 5,436 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 13 | 1:8,490 | 1,249 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Grenada | 9 | 1:12,059 | 865 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,010 | 1:24,134 | 3,351 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:47,528 | 2,451 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:5,188 | 903 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,398 | 1:35,922 | 4,262 |
Drayton (1,032) may also be a first name.
Drayton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Drayton.' There are no less than sixteen parishes of this name set down in Crockford: in dioceses of Bath and Wells, Norwich, Oxford, Peterborough, Lichfield, Southwell, London, and Ely.
Matilda de Drayton, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Beatrix He Draytone, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Simon de Drayton, Warwickshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Johannes de Drayton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus de Draghton, 1379: ibid.
Robertas de Draghton, 1370: ibid.
Richard de Drayton, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1284: History of Norfolk.
1576. Married — William Drayton and Margaret Topley: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) belonging to Drayton = the Dry-Built Farmstead (i.e.,built without mortar) [v. under Draycott, and + Old English tún] This name was Latinized in mediæval records de Arida Villa [Latin arid-us, dry], and may be compared with the French place-name Secqueville, whence the English surname Sackville, which was Latinized de Sicca Villa [Latin sicc-us, dry].
Place name in Middlesex. (“Dry-Town” in Old English).
(English) One who came from Drayton (homestead near a portage, or on a narrow strip of land), the name of many places in England.
Towns, parishes, &c., in cos. Berks, Leicester, Norfolk, Oxon, Somerset, Stafford, Buckingham, Cambridge, Nottingham, &c.
A location name in Herefordshire.
Drayton Demographics
Drayton Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Drayton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drayton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Drayton (Russian: Драйтон) is found most in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Drayton? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 39,618th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 550,045 people. The last name Drayton is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Drayton are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 249,711th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 1,032 people.
The surname Drayton is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,788 people, or 1 in 41,245. In The United States Drayton is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 15 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Georgia, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 58 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Drayton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Drayton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Drayton last name expanded 629 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Drayton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Drayton last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Drayton last name are 5.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.3% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Drayton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 20.62% less than the national average, earning R 188,640 per year; in United States they earn 14.28% less than the national average, earning $36,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.54% more than the national average, earning $65,353 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draytonn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Draytone | 93 | 1 | / |
| Drayston | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dryton | 92 | 14 | / |
| Draton | 92 | 14 | / |
| Dreyton | 86 | 20 | / |
| Dratton | 86 | 3 | / |
| Draston | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dreaton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Droyton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Druyton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Draiton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Dryhton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Draithon | 80 | 3 | / |
| Drystone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Driton | 77 | 10 | / |
| Dreton | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dratun | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dratan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Drioton | 71 | 80 | / |
| Dreston | 71 | 16 | / |
| Dritton | 71 | 6 | / |
| Droiton | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dretton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Driston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Drastun | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dreuton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Drittone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Draittan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dritan | 62 | 37 | / |
| Drittan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Drestan | 57 | 0 | / |
| Drystant | 53 | 0 | / |
Drayton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Drayton in the Russian language | ||
| Драйтон | drajton | - |
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