The Gayton surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,557 people carried this name — #12,186 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 114,900 people counted. That is up 8% from 2,366 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 170 people named Gayton.
Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Puy-de-Dôme.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Gayton in American newspapers,
1891–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,974 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gayton,
with a public archive behind them.
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Clark Gayton 1712–1785 · naval officer -
Elizabeth Gayton d. 1820
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Esther Jane Gayton d. 1875
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Edmund Gayton 1608–1666 · writer
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George Gayton 1724–1797 · naval officer
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Albert Gayton 1840–1923 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gayton.
When the index is not enough
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