How rare is the last name Leighton?

7,868 people in the United States have the last name Leighton, about 1 in 37,989. It ranks #4,356 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LEIGHTON

#4,356

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,868
About
1 in 37,989
This common or more
56.9%
Who bears it

Of the 7,868 people with the last name Leighton, 88.8% reported their origin as White, 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Leighton

#4,354 Jewett · 7,873#4,355 Meeker · 7,871#4,357 Farah · 7,867#4,358 Wentworth · 7,866

Also a first name

As a first name, Leighton ranks #2,032 of 53,615, with 13,417 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2022, with 1,144 births. See Leighton as a first name

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