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Drayton

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English Drayton, from Old English Drægtūn (literally town where logs are dragged), from draġan (to draw, drag) +‎ tūn (enclosure, town). Alternatively from Proto-Brythonic *treβ (town, settlement) + Old English tūn.

Proper noun

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Drayton (countable and uncountable, plural Draytons)

  1. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
    1. A suburban area of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU672860).
    2. A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP830922). [1]
    3. A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG185135). [2]
    4. A suburb of Daventry, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP5662).
    5. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4241). [3]
    6. A village and civil parish near Abingdon, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire. [4]
    7. A village and civil parish in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST404248). [5]
    8. A hamlet in Chaddesley Corbett parish, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO906760).
    9. A locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
    10. A community of Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
    11. An unincorporated community in Dooly County, Georgia, United States.
    12. A city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.
    13. An unincorporated community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Drayton is the 4640th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7648 individuals. Drayton is most common among Black/African American (78.52%) and White (15.0%) individuals.

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