# Layton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈleɪtn̩/ · frequency rank #31,633

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A male given name.
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## Etymology
* (perseonal names): Derived from various place names in England.

## Easily confused with
- **Lyon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layton-vs-lyon)
- **Luton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layton-vs-luton)
- **Linton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layton-vs-linton)
- **Lipton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layton-vs-lipton)
- **Liston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layton-vs-liston)
- **Lytton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layton-vs-lytton)
- **Leyton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layton-vs-leyton)
- **Latin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-layton)
- **laptop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laptop-vs-layton)
- **Lawson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lawson-vs-layton)
- **lagoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagoon-vs-layton)
- **Larson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larson-vs-layton)
- **Landon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landon-vs-layton)
- **Lawton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lawton-vs-layton)
- **layman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layman-vs-layton)
- **Langton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/langton-vs-layton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`alyton`, `latyon`, `layotn`, `laytno`, `laytonn`, `laytton`, `layyton`, `llayton`, `lyaton`

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