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 2,600
Cotton Weaver 286
Coal Miner 239
General Labourer 209
Agricultural Labourer 147
Domestic Servant 127
Living On Own Means 125
Dress Maker 117
Labourer 111
Farmer 101
Living On Her Own Means 95
Cotton Spinner 82
General Servant Domestic 79
House Keeper 72
General Servant 71
Cotton Winder 65
Farm Labourer 64
Clerk 63
Farm Servant 59
Grocer 55
Worsted Spinner 53
Butcher 52
Laundress 51
Blacksmith 47
Tailor 44

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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