Peyton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Peyton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Peyton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 46
Dress Maker 7
Annuitant 5
Laundress 5
Coalminer 4
General Servant 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Wife 3
Cloth Worker 3
Doubter Mon Mill 3
Assistant 3
Blacksmith 2
Baker 2
Cloth Weaver 2
Woolen Cloth Worker 2
None 2
Shipwright 2
Butcher 2
Labourer 2
Mantle Maker 2
Lodging House Keeper 2
Joiner & Builder 2
Smith Servant 1
Journalist 1
Law Clerk 1

Peyton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Payton 83% 9,963
2 Peyton 100% 2,360
3 Poyton 83% 674
4 Paiton 67% 192

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The surname Peyton is the 2nd most popular variant of Payton.

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