Explore the Family Name Leyton

The meaning of Leyton

1. English: variant of Layton. 2. Spanish: altered form of Galician Leitón, a nickname meaning ‘suckling pig’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Juan Carlos, Alonso, Amalia, Ana, Carlos, Erasmo, Fernando, Jorge, Jose Carlos, Mauricio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Leyton has seen a surge in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 36,463, but by 2010, it had risen to 33,343, marking an increase of 8.56%. Additionally, the count of people carrying the Leyton surname increased from 579 to 685 during the same period, demonstrating a significant growth rate of 18.31%. The proportion of the population with the Leyton surname per 100,000 also saw a rise from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,463	#33,343	8.56%
Count	579	685	18.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.23	9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leyton

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the changes in ethnic identity among those with the Leyton surname from 2000 to 2010. The ethnicity data reveals a notable increase in people identifying as Hispanic, from 55.09% to 64.53%, while the percentage of individuals identifying as White dropped from 41.80% to 32.70%. A small percentage began identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and with two or more races, both categories were at 0% in 2000, but rose to 0.73% and 0.88% respectively by 2010. However, the proportions of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities fell to 0% from 1.38% and 1.04% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	55.09%	64.53%	17.14%
White	41.8%	32.7%	-21.77%
Two or More Races	0%	0.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.73%	0%
Black	1.38%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.04%	0%	0%