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
School 1,979
Cotton Weaver 168
Labourer 139
Private Means 131
General Labourer 123
Farm Labourer 122
Coal Miner Hewer 121
Weaver 102
None 88
At Home 83
General Servant (domestic) 78
Farmer 78
Clerk 77
Dressmaker 75
At School 72
Domestic Servant 69
Housekeeper 58
House Keeper 55
Carter 53
Butcher 50
Scholar 48
Shop Assistant 46
Cotton Spinner 45
Bricklayer 44
House Painter 43

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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