Clayton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Clayton Name Meaning: Habbitational name meaning from the 'clay settlement'. 'clay'+'tun','enclosure','settlement'.

This could apply with a number of places in Yorkshire,Staffordshire & others named 'Clayton'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Clayton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Clayton family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 319
Agricultural Labourer 313
Independent 220
Cotton Weaver 142
Farmer 140
Labourer 140
Male Servant 112
Weaver 86
Shoe Maker 61
Collier 55
Wool Comber 40
Silk Weaver 39
Tailor 38
Coal Miner 37
Worsted Weaver 37
Joiner 32
Dress Maker 31
Cotton Spinner 30
Ag Labourer 30
Blacksmith 29
Engineer 29
Gardener 27
Butcher 24
Clothier 21
Apprentice 20

Clayton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clayton 100% 119,524
2 Clyton 86% 334
3 Cleyton 86% 190
4 Cloyton 86% 129
5 Calyton 71% 114

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The surname Clayton is the most popular version of all its varients

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