# Clayton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkleɪtən/ · frequency rank #10,664

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38. A habitational surname from Old English.
39. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From Middle English Claytone, Cleyton, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure, settlement; town”). Analyzable as clay + -ton.

## Easily confused with
- **crayon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clayton-vs-crayon)
- **Clinton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clayton-vs-clinton)
- **Clifton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clayton-vs-clifton)
- **canton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canton-vs-clayton)
- **carton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-clayton)
- **clarion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarion-vs-clayton)
- **Clapton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapton-vs-clayton)

## Common misspellings (11)
`calyton`, `cclayton`, `clatyon`, `clayotn`, `claytno`, `claytonn`, `claytton`, `clayyton`, `cllayton`, `clyaton`, `lcayton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clayton