How common is the surname Peyton?

10,276 people in the United States had the surname Peyton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,045 Americans. It ranked 3,477th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peyton?

Gerry Peyton, association football coach and former player, followed by Elizabeth Peyton.

Where is the surname Peyton most common?

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

Is the surname Peyton getting more or less common?

More common. 9,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,276 in 2010, up 5.0%.

Is Peyton also a first name?

Yes. Peyton 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 Peyton

A surname, carried by 10,276 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P350 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). Peyton is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

Variant of Payton.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,276 people named Peyton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,045 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,787.

#3,477

rank among US surnames

10,276

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #3,344)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,468	Marvin	10,310	29,946
#3,469	Quinlan	10,302	29,969
#3,470	Minter	10,301	29,972
#3,471	Cosby	10,300	29,975
#3,472	Barksdale	10,294	29,993
#3,473	Tisdale	10,293	29,996
#3,474	Meador	10,292	29,999

Who is named Peyton

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

75% of people named Peyton identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Peytons

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gerry Peyton
Association football coach and former player, born 1956
Elizabeth Peyton
American artist (born 1965)
K.M. Peyton
British children's writer (1929–2023)
Jeff Stryker
American pornographic actor, born 1962
Claudia Jessie
British actress and singer, born 1989

Notable Peytons come mostly from the United Kingdom (3) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Peyton

Peyton has the Soundex code P350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P350.

Questions

Where does the surname Peyton come from?: Variant of Payton.
How common is the surname Peyton?: 10,276 people in the United States had the surname Peyton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,045 Americans. It ranked 3,477th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peyton?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Peyton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peyton?: Gerry Peyton, association football coach and former player, followed by Elizabeth Peyton.
Where is the surname Peyton most common?: Wikidata records people named Peyton in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Peyton getting more or less common?: More common. 9,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,276 in 2010, up 5.0%.
Is Peyton also a first name?: Yes. Peyton 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.