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
Scholar 3,105
Cotton Weaver 282
Coal Miner 200
Agricultural Labourer 187
General Labourer 132
Domestic Servant 130
Dress Maker 119
Labourer 102
General Servant 89
Farm Labourer 80
House Keeper 78
Annuitant 75
Laundress 56
General Servant Domestic 55
Worsted Weaver 53
Cotton Winder 52
Joiner 50
Cotton Operative 49
Cotton Spinner 46
Grocer 46
Butcher 45
Charwoman 42
Worsted Spinner 40
No Occupation 39
Farm Servant Indoor 39

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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