Deighton

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Dayton === Etymology === From Old English dīċ (“ditch, trench, moat”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”); compare the doublet Ditton. === Proper noun === Deighton (countable and uncountable, plural Deightons) (uncountable) A placename: A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3801). A small village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6244). A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1619). (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Deighton is the 60196th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 335 individuals. Deighton is most common among White (95.52%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Deighton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 428.