How common is the surname Hayton?

1,235 people in the United States had the surname Hayton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 249,996 Americans. It ranked 21,237th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hayton?

Lennie Hayton, American composer and conductor (1908-1971).

Where is the surname Hayton most common?

Wikidata records people named Hayton in the United States.

Is the surname Hayton getting more or less common?

More common. 1,213 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,235 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Hayton

A surname, carried by 1,235 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hayton is more common than 86.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,235 people named Hayton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 249,996 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,213.

#21,237

rank among US surnames

1,235

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #20,367)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#21,228	Corle	1,236	249,794
#21,237	Tillson	1,235	249,996

Who is named Hayton

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

92% of people named Hayton identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Haytons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lennie Hayton
American composer and conductor (1908-1971)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hayton

Hayton has the Soundex code H350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H350.

Questions

How common is the surname Hayton?: 1,235 people in the United States had the surname Hayton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 249,996 Americans. It ranked 21,237th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hayton?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hayton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hayton?: Lennie Hayton, American composer and conductor (1908-1971).
Where is the surname Hayton most common?: Wikidata records people named Hayton in the United States.
Is the surname Hayton getting more or less common?: More common. 1,213 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,235 in 2010, up 1.8%.