Laynton Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Laynton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laynton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671

Laynton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Laynton Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Laynton is most common in England. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laynton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Laynton reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England it is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 55 percent live, Cheshire, where 20 percent live and Staffordshire, where 15 percent live. Aside from England Laynton is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent live.

Laynton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Laynton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Laynton surname fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanton92582/
Lantong862,889/
Lainton86251/
Loynton8693/
L'Anton8653/
Lantoin8638/
Llanton8614/
Lantone867/
Lianton866/
Lantton861/
Lantgon861/
Launton861/
Lamnton861/
Lantuon861/
Leynton860/
Lanthon860/
Lantoine801,466/
Lanthong80384/
Lanthoen8013/
Lantoing806/
Leantong801/
Lhantoon801/
Layintan801/
Lantan77505/
Lamton77380/
Lantom779/
Lantun776/
Lantán773/
L'Anthoen75119/
Lianthong7560/
L'Antoine757/
L'anthoën755/
Lainthong751/
Llantoine751/
Leantoine751/
Lantang712,529/
Lounton7170/
Lantung7129/
Lantoum7122/
Lamtong7113/
Lantane7112/
Lanthan7111/
Leinton716/
Lamtton712/
Leantan711/
Lamtoin711/
Lamtone711/
Laantun711/
Lanthun711/
Lantaan711/
Liantan711/
Luinton711/
Lamtoïn711/
Lointon710/
Lamthong672,902/
Lamtoing671,451/
Lantagne671,003/
Liamtong6754/
Laintang6737/
Lamntang6737/
Lamntoum6731/
Lanthang6718/
Leamtong6713/
Lantasin6711/
Launtung677/
Lantahan673/
Lantaane673/
Liantang672/
Landtoum671/
L'Henton671/
Lahntang671/
Liamthon671/
Lanttang671/
Lowenton671/
Laumtong671/
Lanthanh670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laynton
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