Overview
people
Sample Size
3,985
Gender Distribution
Male:
99.2%
Female:
0.8%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
English
Meaning
Clayton is traditionally a male given name that originally derived from an English surname. The surname was a locational name meaning 'place with good clay,' from Old English 'clæg' meaning 'clay' and 'tūn' meaning 'enclosure' or 'settlement.' It was typically given to someone who lived near or worked with clay.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
US
1,886 samples
99%
BR
930 samples
100%
GB
194 samples
98%
ZA
187 samples
99%
CA
176 samples
100%
AU
73 samples
99%
MT
71 samples
100%
JP
43 samples
98%
FR
30 samples
97%
ZW
29 samples
100%
ES
25 samples
100%
PT
24 samples
100%
IN
23 samples
100%
MX
21 samples
100%
NL
17 samples
94%
IT
13 samples
92%
MZ
12 samples
100%
DE
10 samples
100%
NZ
10 samples
100%
BE
8 samples
100%
+ 12 more countries
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