Peyton

English

Etymology

Variant of Payton.

Proper noun

Peyton (plural Peytons)

1. (countable) A surname.
2. (countable) A unisex given name:
   1. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   2. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
3. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
   1. A census-designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peyton is the 3477^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10276 individuals. Olaya is most common among White (75.21%) and Black/African American (19.29%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Peyton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.