# Drayton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɹeɪ.tən/ · frequency rank #35,266

## Definitions
1. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
2. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
3. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
4. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
5. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
6. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
7. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
8. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
9. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
10. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
11. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
12. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
13. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
14. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Middle English Drayton, from Old English Drægtūn (literally “town where logs are dragged”), from draġan (“to draw, drag”) + tūn (“enclosure, town”). Alternatively from Proto-Brythonic *treβ (“town, settlement”) + Old English tūn.

## Easily confused with
- **dragon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dragon-vs-drayton)
- **Dalton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dalton-vs-drayton)
- **Dayton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dayton-vs-drayton)
- **Daytona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daytona-vs-drayton)
- **dragoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dragoon-vs-drayton)

## Common misspellings (11)
`daryton`, `ddrayton`, `dratyon`, `drayotn`, `draytno`, `draytonn`, `draytton`, `drayyton`, `drrayton`, `dryaton`, `rdayton`

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