How common is the surname Layton?

19,504 people in the United States had the surname Layton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,830 Americans. It ranked 1,836th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Layton?

Dorothy Layton, American film actress (1912-2009), followed by Turner Layton.

Where is the surname Layton most common?

Wikidata records people named Layton in the United States.

How do you pronounce Layton?

Layton is /ˈleɪtn̩/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Layton getting more or less common?

More common. 18,781 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,504 in 2010, up 3.8%.

Is Layton also a first name?

Yes. Layton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Layton

A surname, carried by 19,504 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈleɪtn̩/ 2 syllables Soundex L350 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Layton is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,504 people named Layton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,830 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,781.

#1,836

rank among US surnames

19,504

people in 2010

6.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,746)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,827	Rushing	19,604	15,749
#1,828	Cody	19,600	15,752
#1,829	Gamboa	19,577	15,771
#1,830	Brewster	19,564	15,781
#1,831	Shipley	19,563	15,782
#1,832	Mena	19,522	15,815
#1,833	Prieto	19,520	15,817

Who is named Layton

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

88% of people named Layton identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Laytons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Layton

Layton has the Soundex code L350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L350.

Questions

Where does the surname Layton come from?: * (perseonal names): Derived from various place names in England.
How common is the surname Layton?: 19,504 people in the United States had the surname Layton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,830 Americans. It ranked 1,836th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Layton?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Layton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Layton?: Dorothy Layton, American film actress (1912-2009), followed by Turner Layton.
Where is the surname Layton most common?: Wikidata records people named Layton in the United States.
How do you pronounce Layton?: Layton is /ˈleɪtn̩/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Layton getting more or less common?: More common. 18,781 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,504 in 2010, up 3.8%.
Is Layton also a first name?: Yes. Layton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.