Layton

Layton

Layton is a surname derived from various place names in England. Two known etymologies stem from place names in Lancashire (near Blackpool) and another in north Yorkshire. The former was named in Old English as ‘settlement by the watercourse’, from Old English lād ‘watercourse’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; the latter as ‘leek enclosure’ or ‘herb garden’, from lēac ‘leek’ + tūn. Also often spelled as Leighton.

Layton can refer to multiple places or people, including:

* Layton, Lancashire, UK
* Layton, Florida, USA
* Layton, New Jersey, USA
* Layton, Utah, USA
* Laytonville, California, USA

urname

* Bentley Layton, religious scholar
* Bob Layton, comics artist
* Caleb R. Layton, U.S. Representative from Delaware
* Caleb S. Layton, Associate Justice of the Delaware Superior Court and member of the Delaware State Legislature
* Chris Layton, American drummer
* Daniel J. Layton, Supreme Court Justice of Delaware
* Eddie Layton, American organist
* Geoffrey Layton, British admiral
* George Layton, British actor
* Gilbert Layton, Canadian politician
* Irving Layton, Canadian poet
* Jack Layton, Canadian politician
* Lindy Layton, singer
* Lucy Layton, British pop singer
* Michael John Layton, 2nd Baron Layton
* Randy Layton, American music producer
* Robert Layton, Canadian politician
* Stephen Layton, English conductor

Also:
* Baron Layton

Other

* Professor Layton series, a series of Nintendo DS video games

ee also

* Leighton (may be pronounced 'lay-ton' or 'lie-ton')
* Leyton
* Lawton


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