Ayton

English

Etymology

Probably from Old English ēa (“river”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Ayton (countable and uncountable, plural Aytons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9261).
   2. A community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• East Ayton
• Great Ayton
• Little Ayton
• West Ayton

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ayton is the 79338^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 240 individuals. Ayton is most common among White (61.67%) and Black/African American (34.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ayton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 75.

Anagrams

• Tonya, atony, ayont, tonya