Payton Surname
Approximately 33,396 people bear this surname
Payton Surname Definition:
Apart from a few families named from English place-names or, in the case of Paton and Patton, alternatively from a diminutive of the personal name Patrick, the surnames at the head of this section are derived from the Irish Ó Peatáin. This in its place of origin-near Ballybofey in Co.
Read More About This SurnamePayton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,042 | 1:12,926 | 1,609 |
| England | 2,342 | 1:23,791 | 3,300 |
| Iran | 1,179 | 1:65,125 | 6,896 |
| Australia | 544 | 1:49,624 | 6,182 |
| Canada | 373 | 1:98,782 | 10,734 |
| Philippines | 185 | 1:547,234 | 61,910 |
| New Zealand | 184 | 1:24,610 | 4,301 |
| Jamaica | 96 | 1:29,895 | 2,227 |
| Wales | 88 | 1:35,165 | 3,495 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 40 | 1:110,747 | 6,785 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,030 | 1:23,665 | 3,300 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,756 | 1:18,222 | 2,305 |
Payton (5,131) may also be a first name.
Payton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Apart from a few families named from English place-names or, in the case of Paton and Patton, alternatively from a diminutive of the personal name Patrick, the surnames at the head of this section are derived from the Irish Ó Peatáin. This in its place of origin-near Ballybofey in Co. Donegal-was first anglicized as O'Pettane and later became Patton. Murtough Ó Peatáin whose death in 1178 is recorded by the Four Masters, was of the Cenél Moen, so he too came from the barony of Raphoe.
In Connacht the anglicized form is usually Peyton, which is mainly found in Co. Mayo. This branch of the sept appears to have followed the O'Donnells from Donegal in the early seventeenth century.
The prominent landed family of Laheen, Co. Leitrim, however, descend from an English clergyman Rev. Thomas Peyton, who became Dean of Tuam in 1625. Among the more prominent men of the name in Ireland were Christopher Peyton, who carried out the Desmond Survey which bears his name in 1586 and Sir John Peyton, surveyor general (Ordnance) 1684.
1 belonging to Payton or Peyton (Devon; Suff.; etc.) = (prob.) Pæga’s Estate [Anglo-Saxon *Pægan-tún-Pægan-, genit. of Pæga] 2 v. Paton.
In Donegal, where these names are mainly found, they are anglicized forms of O Peatdin, which is on record there as far back as 1178.
Elsewhere they can be English in origin. SIF 123; Map Don
(English) One who came from Peyton (Paega’s homestead), in Suffolk; descendant of little Pate, a pet form Patrick (noble or patrician).
From Paythorne; a location name in Yorkshire.
Payton Demographics
Average Payton Salary in
United States
$38,776 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Payton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Payton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Payton (Arabic: بتون, Russian: Пайтон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Payton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,610th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 218,216 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Payton reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Payton is also the 94,671st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 5,131 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 28,042 people, or 1 in 12,926. In The United States Payton is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Iran, where 4 percent live.
Payton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Payton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Payton surname rose 1,017 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 456 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Payton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Payton surname are 12.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.3% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Payton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.84% less than the national average, earning 312,032 kr per year; in Peru they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,345 per year; in South Africa they earn 97.55% more than the national average, earning R 469,452 per year; in United States they earn 10.13% less than the national average, earning $38,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $49,037 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Payton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Payton in the Russian language | ||
| Пайтон | pajton | - |
| Payton in the Arabic language | ||
| بتون | btwn | - |
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Payton Reference & Research
Payton/Peyton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Payton/Peyton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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