The dayton Surname

dayton Name Meaning and History

English: probably a variant spelling of Deighton.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The dayton name in History

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dayton Family Facts

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Distribution of dayton Families in the US in 1920

Number of dayton families

185-368

62-184

1-61

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