Drayton

English Etymology From en enm Drayton, from en ang Drægtūn town where logs are dragged, from ang draġan tūn to draw, drag enclosure, town 1. Alternatively from en cel-bry-pro *treβ town, settlement + ang tūn. Pronunciation en /ˈdɹeɪ.tən/ en eɪtən 2 Proper noun ~ s Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones: en suburban area city/Portsmouth co/Hampshire cc/England OS grid ref SU672860. en village/and/cpar in dist/Harborough co/Leicestershire cc/England OS grid ref SP830922. Parish map (Leicestershire) en village/and/cpar in dist/Broadland co/Norfolk cc/England OS grid ref TG185135. Parish map (Norfolk) en suburb town/Daventry co/Northamptonshire cc/England OS grid ref SP5662. en village/and/cpar in dist/Cherwell co/Oxfordshire cc/England OS grid ref SP4241. Parish map (Cherwell, Oxon) en village/and/cpar near town/Abingdon dist/Vale of White Horse co/Oxfordshire. Parish map (Vale of White Horse, Oxon) en village/and/cpar in co/Somerset cc/England previously in dist/South Somerset OS grid ref ST404248. Parish map (Somerset) en hamlet par/Chaddesley Corbett co/Worcestershire cc/England OS grid ref SO906760. en locality in r:Suf/Toowoomba s/Queensland c/Australia. en community co/Wellington County p/Ontario c/Canada. en unincorporated community co/Dooly County s/Georgia c/US. en city co/Pembina County s/North Dakota c/US. en unincorporated community co/Spartanburg County s/South Carolina c/US. en habitational Old English. Derived terms en Drayton Bassett Drayton Beauchamp Drayton Parslow Drayton St. Leonard Draytonian Fen Drayton Fenny Drayton Market Drayton West Drayton Statistics 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. References Anagrams en adnorty tardyon