Ayton

== English == === Etymology === Probably from Old English ēa (“river”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Proper noun === Ayton (countable and uncountable, plural Aytons) (uncountable) A placename: A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9261). A suburb in south-west Washington, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2855). A community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ayton is the 79338th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 240 individuals. Ayton is most common among White (61.67%) and Black/African American (34.17%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ayton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 75. === Anagrams === Tonya, atony, ayont, tonya