Layson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 3
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 9
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Layson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Layson family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 2
Carman 1
Carman Wood Line 1
Clerk Commercial 1
Cordward Box Maker 1
Leather Cutter Finisher 1
Machine Maker 1
Servant Domestic 1
Laundress Wash 1
Laundry Packer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Layson

Name Census Frequency
Thomas Layson 15
William Layson 14
James Layson 7
Jane Layson 7
Mary Layson 7
Elizabeth Layson 6
John Layson 6
Joseph Layson 6
Sarah Layson 6
Ann Layson 5
Edward Layson 5
George Layson 5
Annie Layson 4
Emily Layson 4
Albert Layson 3
Charles Layson 3
Eliza Layson 3
Henry Layson 3
Lucy Layson 3
Anne Layson 2
Catherine Layson 2
Dorothy Layson 2
Gladys Layson 2
Helen Layson 2
Martha Layson 2

Layson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lyson 83% 1,343
2 Leyson 83% 661
3 Layson 100% 183

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The surname Layson is the 3rd most popular variant of Lyson.

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