# Lytton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lytton/  
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) | 1,243 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,119 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 248,387 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (1,211 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɪtən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lytton 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

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

## People named Lytton

- Louisa Lytton, British actress
- L. Rogers Lytton, American actor (1867-1924)

## Similar surnames

Layton, Litton, Lydon, Luton, Lutton, Leyton, Latham, Lawton, Louden, Lathan, Litwin, Lowden.

## 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.