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 surname Laynton occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laynton? popularity and diffusion

Laynton is the 4,307,654th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Laynton reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England Laynton is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 55 percent are found, Cheshire, where 20 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 15 percent are found. Barring England Laynton occurs in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Laynton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Laynton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Laynton last name 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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  • 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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