Peyton
English
Etymology
Variant of Payton.
Proper noun
Peyton (plural Peytons)
- (countable) A surname.
- (countable) A unisex given name:
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Peyton is the 3477th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10276 individuals. Olaya is most common among White (75.21%) and Black/African American (19.29%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Peyton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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