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
School 29
Private Means 18
Carpenter 5
General Labourer 4
No Occupation 4
Commercial Clerk 3
School Boy Wholetime 3
None 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Farm Labourer 2
House Keeper Domestic 2
House Keeper 2
Laundress 2
Manageress 2
Not Army 2
Ball Furnisher & Caterer (manager) 2
Scholar 2
Labourer 2
Housekeeper 2
At School 2
Bolt Forger 2
Screw Forger 2
Nil 2
Dressmaker 2
Assisting In The Business 2

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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