Layton (surname)
Layton is a surname derived from various place names in England. Two known etymologies stem from place names in Lancashire (in 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. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bentley Layton (born 1941), American religious scholar
- Bob Layton (born 1953), American comic book artist
- Caleb R. Layton (1851–1930), U.S. Representative from Delaware
- Caleb S. Layton (1798–1882), American politician and judge from Delaware
- Chris Layton (born 1955), American drummer
- Christopher Layton (1821–1898), Latter-day Saint church leader
- Daniel J. Layton (1879–1960), Supreme Court Justice of Delaware
- David Layton (1914–2009), British economist and industrial relations specialist
- Eddie Layton (1925–2004), American organist
- Edwin T. Layton (1903–1984), American naval intelligence officer
- Geoffrey Layton (1884–1964), British admiral
- George Layton (born 1943), British actor
- Gilbert Layton (1899–1961), Canadian politician
- Hershel Layton (born 1980), English detective and professor
- Irving Layton (1912–2006), Canadian poet
- Jack Layton (1950–2011), Canadian politician
- Joe Layton (1931–1994), American director and choreographer
- Lindy Layton (born 1970), British singer
- Michael John Layton, 2nd Baron Layton (1912–1989), British businessman and politician
- Mike Layton (born 1980), Canadian politician
- Paul Layton (born 1947), English bass guitarist
- Randy Layton, American music producer
- Robert Layton (1925–2002), Canadian politician
- Robyn Ann Layton, Australian lawyer
- Roger Layton, developer of MBRwizard
- Stephen Layton (born 1966), English conductor
- Turner Layton (1894–1978), American songwriter, singer and pianist
- Walter Thomas Layton, 1st Baron Layton (1884–1966), British economist, editor, and newspaper proprietor
- Stuart Layton (1972-) British Artist
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