How common is the surname Brayton?

2,382 people in the United States had the surname Brayton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,616 Americans. It ranked 12,904th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brayton?

George Brayton, American mechanical engineer (1830–1892), followed by Scott Brayton.

Where is the surname Brayton most common?

Wikidata records people named Brayton in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Brayton getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,420 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,382 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Brayton

A surname, carried by 2,382 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brayton is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,382 people named Brayton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,616 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,420.

#12,904

rank among US surnames

2,382

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,851)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,897	Dedrick	2,384	129,507
#12,900	Jacobus	2,383	129,562
#12,904	Leist	2,382	129,616

Who is named Brayton

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Brayton identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Braytons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Brayton
American mechanical engineer (1830–1892)
Scott Brayton
American open-wheel racing driver, 1959–1996
Lily Brayton
British actor and singer (1876–1953)

Notable Braytons come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brayton

Brayton has the Soundex code B635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B635.

Questions

How common is the surname Brayton?: 2,382 people in the United States had the surname Brayton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,616 Americans. It ranked 12,904th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brayton?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Brayton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brayton?: George Brayton, American mechanical engineer (1830–1892), followed by Scott Brayton.
Where is the surname Brayton most common?: Wikidata records people named Brayton in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Brayton getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,420 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,382 in 2010, down 1.6%.