How Common Is the Last Name Payton?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Payton today

26,208

Ranked #1,515 of 162,254 published surnames · 8.02 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 23,670 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

53.59%

Black

39.93%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.36%

Hispanic

2.36%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.