How common is the last name Clayton?

53,875 people in the United States have the last name Clayton, about 1 in 5,548. It ranks #611 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CLAYTON

#611

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
53,875
About
1 in 5,548
This common or more
34.2%
Who bears it

Of the 53,875 people with the last name Clayton, 66.7% reported their origin as White, 24.6% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Clayton

#609 Morrow · 54,003#610 Whitaker · 53,950#612 Rocha · 53,864#613 Wilcox · 53,767

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Clayton, most common first.

#60,717 Claydon · 358#61,890 Cleeton · 350#65,003 Cleaton · 330#137,553 Claton · 126

Also a first name

As a first name, Clayton ranks #585 of 53,615, with 91,105 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2000, with 2,577 births. See Clayton as a first name

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