Drayton is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Drayton
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

One who came from Drayton, i.e., homestead near a portage, or on a narrow strip of land, the name of many places in England.

Towns, parishes, etc., in Berks, Leicester, Norfolk, Oxon, Somerset Stafford, Buckingham, Cambridge, Nottingham, &c.

How popular is Drayton?

Drayton is common in United States, England, Australia, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, New Zealand, Canada.

Drayton is ranked 39660 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Draytons grew by 10.14 per cent to 7648 since 2000 and ranked 4640 after elevating 29 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 78.52 80.05
White 15 15.24
Others 3.29 2.36
Hispanic or Latino 2.77 1.93
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.22 0.23
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2 0.19
Drayton is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Barbados is ahead in terms of density. Around 13246 people have been found who wears Drayton as their family name. Drayton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Drayton:
5,064 United States8,785
3,869 England1,944
Countries with hundreds of Drayton:
3,777 Australia972
236 Barbados293
772 Trinidad and Tobago289
3,414 New Zealand233
20,314 Canada176
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
47,754 South Africa84
2,335 Panama83
1,941 Guyana54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,249 New Caledonia47
444 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines44
7,411 Wales34
224,666 France18
5,436 Jamaica17
6,804 Northern Ireland16
63,831 Zimbabwe15
83,604 Malaysia14
1,249 United States Virgin Islands13
19,179 Scotland11
329,557 Brazil11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
865 Grenada9
62,476 Israel8
1,436 Antigua and Barbuda6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Drayton was 54 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on November 9, 1850. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as immigrant and took Elizabeth Hamilton from Liverpool. Mary Drayton (54) Immigrant, Immigrant Thomas Drayton, Hannah Drayton, aged 18, are other Drayton that migrated to US.

Drayton Namesakes

  • Michael Drayton, English poet
  • Dean Drayton, minister of the Uniting Church
  • William Henry Drayton, American planter and lawyer from Charleston
  • Henry Lumley Drayton, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • Bill Drayton, social entrepreneur
  • William Drayton, American politician, banker, and writer
  • Percival Drayton, career United States Navy officer
  • Thomas Drayton, planter, politician, railroad president
  • Charley Drayton, and many others
  • Jerome Drayton, former long-distance runner
  • Buster Drayton, Drayton turned pro in 1978 and won the vacant IBF light middleweight title with a decision win over Carlos Santos
  • Troy Drayton, former professional American football tight end

Drayton Namesakes

  • Michael Drayton, English poet
  • Dean Drayton, minister of the Uniting Church
  • William Henry Drayton, American planter and lawyer from Charleston
  • Henry Lumley Drayton, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • Bill Drayton, social entrepreneur
  • William Drayton, American politician, banker, and writer
  • Percival Drayton, career United States Navy officer
  • Thomas Drayton, planter, politician, railroad president
  • Charley Drayton, and many others
  • Jerome Drayton, former long-distance runner
  • Buster Drayton, Drayton turned pro in 1978 and won the vacant IBF light middleweight title with a decision win over Carlos Santos
  • Troy Drayton, former professional American football tight end

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