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Layton is a
surname derived from various place names inEngland . Two known etymologies stem from place names inLancashire (nearBlackpool ) and another in northYorkshire . The former was named inOld English as ‘settlement by the watercourse’, from Old English lād ‘watercourse’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; the latter as ‘leek enclosure’ or ‘herb garden’, from lēac ‘leek ’ + tūn. Also often spelled asLeighton .Layton can refer to multiple places or people, including:
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Layton, Lancashire , UK
*Layton, Florida , USA
*Layton, New Jersey , USA
*Layton, Utah , USA
*Laytonville, California , USAurname
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Bentley Layton , religious scholar
*Bob Layton , comics artist
*Caleb R. Layton , U.S. Representative from Delaware
*Caleb S. Layton , Associate Justice of the Delaware Superior Court and member of the Delaware State Legislature
*Chris Layton , American drummer
*Daniel J. Layton , Supreme Court Justice of Delaware
*Eddie Layton , American organist
*Geoffrey Layton , British admiral
*George Layton , British actor
*Gilbert Layton , Canadian politician
*Irving Layton , Canadian poet
*Jack Layton , Canadian politician
*Lindy Layton , singer
*Lucy Layton , British pop singer
*Michael John Layton, 2nd Baron Layton
*Randy Layton , American music producer
*Robert Layton , Canadian politician
*Stephen Layton , English conductorAlso:
*Baron Layton Other
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Professor Layton series , a series of Nintendo DS video gamesee also
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Leighton (may be pronounced 'lay-ton' or 'lie-ton')
*Leyton
*Lawton
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