# Layton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/layton/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 19,504 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,836 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 15,830 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (18,781 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈleɪtn̩/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* (perseonal names): Derived from various place names in England.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Layton in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Layton in the United States.

## People named Layton

- Dorothy Layton, American film actress (1912-2009)
- Turner Layton, American musician (1894–1978)
- Caleb R. Layton, American politician (1851-1930)

## Similar surnames

Lawton, Lydon, Lattin, Layden, Luton, Latona, Latino, Lytton, Laughton, Leyton, Latin, Lathan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.