Layton Surname
Approximately 37,997 people bear this surname
Layton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Layton.' East and West Layton, two townships in North Riding of Yorks; also a township in the parish of Bispham, Lancashire Doubtless many small spots are so called; compare Leighton.
Read More About This SurnameLayton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26,731 | 1:13,559 | 1,686 |
| England | 4,714 | 1:11,820 | 1,740 |
| Australia | 2,726 | 1:9,903 | 1,472 |
| Canada | 1,434 | 1:25,694 | 3,454 |
| Colombia | 1,129 | 1:42,315 | 2,317 |
| Wales | 245 | 1:12,631 | 1,401 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| New Zealand | 155 | 1:29,215 | 5,112 |
| Guatemala | 78 | 1:206,188 | 3,870 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Jamaica | 34 | 1:84,410 | 3,809 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Peru | 25 | 1:1,271,365 | 21,041 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Northern Ireland | 21 | 1:87,859 | 5,745 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,334 | 1:10,444 | 1,586 |
| Wales | 56 | 1:28,007 | 1,576 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,169 | 1:9,715 | 1,242 |
The alternate forms: Laytón (1) are calculated separately.
Layton (4,461) may also be a first name.
Layton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Layton.' East and West Layton, two townships in North Riding of Yorks; also a township in the parish of Bispham, Lancashire Doubtless many small spots are so called; compare Leighton.
Richard de Layton, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1581. Thomas Laitone, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1626. Thomas Heylen and Anne Layton, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).
— Baptised — Ann, d. William Layton: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1657. — Mary, d. Richard Laighton: ibid.
A variant of Leyton, q.v.
(English) One who came from Layton (village on a stream, or homestead where leeks are grown), the name of several villages in England.
Townships in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
A location name in Essex.
Layton Demographics
Average Layton Salary in
United States
$42,809 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Layton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Layton (Arabic: لتون, Marathi: लेटोन, Russian: Лайтон) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Laytón. For other potential spellings of Layton click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Layton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,659th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 191,793 people. Layton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Layton are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Layton is also the 103,107th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 4,461 people.
The surname Layton is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 26,731 people, or 1 in 13,559. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 82 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Layton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Layton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Layton surname expanded 517 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 438 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 288 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Layton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Layton surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Layton last name are 20.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.84% registered with the party.
The amount Layton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 34.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,625 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.46% more than the national average, earning R 433,584 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning $26,198,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning $42,809 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $54,607 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Layton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Layton in the Marathi language | ||
| लेटोन | letona | - |
| Layton in the Russian language | ||
| Лайтон | lajton | - |
| Layton in the Arabic language | ||
| لتون | ltwn | - |
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Layton Reference & Research
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LAYTON surname UK FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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