Payton - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Payton \pa(y)-ton\, also used as girl's name Payton, is a variant of Peyton (Old English), and the meaning of Payton is "fighting-man's estate".

The baby name Payton sounds like Patton and Paton. Other similar baby names are Dayton, Layton, Parton and Tayton.

Payton is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1239 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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