Layton name - Meaning of Layton

Layton name - Meaning of Layton

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

6

Usage

English

Pronounced

LAY-tən

Layton Meaning

From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "settlement with a leek garden" in Old English. Layton is an English locational name for people who come from Layton or Leighton in Yorkshire or Essex. These place names are derived from the Old English words "lad", which means "a water course or conduit", and "tun", which means "settlement or town".