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Origin Of The Surname Clayton
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Meaning Of The Surname Clayton
From the Clay Town
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Interesting
Facts About
Clayton
Clayton is a locational surname, coming from various places in Britain named Clayton. The name itself comes from the Old English ‘tun’ being town. It was given to towns that were built either on or near ground with clay in, useful for making many household implements in those times. Locational surnames were traditionally given to a person who moved away from their town and to a new one, the name of their original home being assigned as a surname to differentiate them. |
Clayton Statistics
Clayton is the number 624 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 15,647 share the surname Clayton in the UK.
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