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)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A small village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ3801).
   2. A small village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6244).
   3. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1619).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Deighton is the 60196^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 335 individuals. Deighton is most common among White (95.52%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Deighton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 428.