Dayton.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A placename, from the surname: A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia; named for Walter Warner Day, a cattle and wine pioneer in the area.
A placename, from the surname: A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A town in Alabama.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A city in Idaho.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A town in Indiana.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A city in Iowa; named for the city in Ohio.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A city in Kentucky; named for the city in Ohio.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A town in Maine; named for Thomas Day, who submitted the petition for the area to become a town.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A city in Minnesota; named for founder Lyman Dayton.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A census-designated place in Montana.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey; named for Jonathan Dayton.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A town in New York.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, United States; named for John Day, a local surveyor.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio; named for Jonathan Dayton, a Constitution signatory and statesman.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A city in Oregon.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A borough of Pennsylvania.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A city, the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee; named for the city in Ohio.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A city in Texas.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A town in Virginia.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Washington; named for Jesse Day.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A place in Wisconsin. A town in Richland County, Wisconsin.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A place in Wisconsin. A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin; named for early settler Lyman Dayton.
A placename, from the surname: A number of places in the United States. A town in Wyoming; named for founder Joe Dayton Thorne.
Where this word comes from
A variant spelling of Deighton. * Most of the placenames are derived from the surname; or another place named Dayton, that in turn is derived from the surname.
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