Explore the Family Name Bayton

The meaning of Bayton

English (Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire): habitational name from Bayton (Worcestershire). The placename is from the Old English female personal name Bēage + tūn ‘farm, village’.

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How common is the last name Bayton in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Bayton" saw a slight uptick from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 91,404 and by 2010, its rank had improved to 89,753, marking a 1.81% increase in popularity. The count of people with the Bayton surname also rose from 187 in 2000 to 206 in 2010, representing a 10.16% increase. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#91,404	#89,753	1.81%
Count	187	206	10.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bayton

In terms of ethnic identity, the Bayton surname showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2010, for the first time, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander carried the Bayton name. Individuals identifying as White with this surname increased from 40.64% to 46.12% during this period. On the other hand, the percentage of those with the Bayton surname identifying as Black decreased from 46.52% to 41.75%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic also decreased from 4.28% to 3.4%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races slightly dropped from 6.95% to 6.31%. There were no recorded instances of this surname among American Indian and Alaskan Natives in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	40.64%	46.12%	13.48%
Black	46.52%	41.75%	-10.25%
Two or More Races	6.95%	6.31%	-9.21%
Hispanic	4.28%	3.4%	-20.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.43%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%