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    The surname Leyton

    An English surname, carried by 685 people in the United States.

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

    Leyton: #33,343 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Leyton #33,343, 685 people Leyton: #33,343 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Leyton #33,343, 685 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leyton is more common than 79.4% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From the name of the River Lea + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Luton.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 685 people named Leyton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 450,723 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 579.

    #33,343
    rank among US surnames
    685
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +18.3%
    change since 2000 (was #36,463)

    Who is named Leyton

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

    65% of people named Leyton identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 33% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 65%
    • White (not Hispanic) 33%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Leytons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Leyton
      British actor, born 1936

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Leyton

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

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Leyton come from?
    From the name of the River Lea + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Luton.
    How common is the surname Leyton?
    685 people in the United States had the surname Leyton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 450,723 Americans. It ranked 33,343rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Leyton?
    In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Leyton identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 33% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Leyton?
    John Leyton, British actor.
    Where is the surname Leyton most common?
    Wikidata records people named Leyton in the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Leyton?
    Leyton is /ˈleɪtən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Leyton getting more or less common?
    More common. 579 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 685 in 2010, up 18%.
    Is Leyton also a first name?
    Yes. Leyton 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.