Peyton Surname
Approximately 15,774 people bear this surname
Peyton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Peyton,' a chapelry in the parish of Bampton, Devon But v. Payton.
Peyton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,667 | 1:26,521 | 3,332 |
| England | 726 | 1:76,747 | 8,667 |
| Canada | 612 | 1:60,205 | 7,093 |
| Ireland | 299 | 1:15,749 | 1,761 |
| Australia | 111 | 1:243,205 | 22,593 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| Scotland | 42 | 1:127,472 | 7,985 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 1:68,335 | 4,994 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 350 | 1:12,657 | 1,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 318 | 1:76,652 | 8,346 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,396 | 1:14,788 | 1,892 |
Peyton (6,008) may also be a first name.
Peyton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Peyton,' a chapelry in the parish of Bampton, Devon But v. Payton.
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.
(English) belonging to Peyton: v. Payton.
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 of Patrick (noble or patrician).
According to Camden, the Peytons have a common descent with the Uffords, afterwards Earls of Suffolk, from the great baron William Mallet, who came hither at the Conquest. The first of the family who assumed the surname was Reginald de Peyton, lord of Peyton in the parish of Boxford, co. Suffolk, in which county, at Isleham, in later centuries, his descendants were very eminent. In medieval charters, this surname was latinized De Pavilliano and Pietonus.
Assumed by the proprietors of Peyton, a small town near Boxford, in Suffolk, England. They were descendants of William Mallet, one of the favorites of William the Conqueror.
A branch of Malet of Normandy. See Offord.
From Paythorne; a location name in Yorkshire.
A location name in Essex.
Peyton Demographics
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Peyton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peyton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peyton (Russian: Пэйтон) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Peyton.
How Common Is The Last Name Peyton? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,660th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 461,997 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Peyton are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 85,594th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 6,008 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 13,667 people, or 1 in 26,521. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Kentucky, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States Peyton is found in 46 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Peyton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Peyton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 402 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 15 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peyton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Peyton last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Peyton surname are 14.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.81% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Peyton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.75% more than the national average, earning R 412,896 per year; in United States they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $43,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $49,413 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Peyton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peyton in the Russian language | ||
| Пэйтон | pejton | - |
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Peyton Reference & Research
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