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Leighton name meaning

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in 2010
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What does the name Leighton mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Leighton

User Submitted Origins

English
65%
Irish
13%
Anglo-Saxon
9%
Scottish
4%
Welsh
4%
Canadian
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Leighton is of Scottish origin and means "From the meadow farm".
  2. A user from Australia says the name Leighton is of Anglo-Saxon origin and means "From the farm from the meadows".
  3. According to 2 people from Massachusetts, U.S., the name Leighton means "Meadow".
  4. A submission from Louisiana, U.S. says the name Leighton means "Herb garden" and is of English origin.
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Wiktionary

Various place names in England, Old English leac (“leek”) + tun (“settlement”), also in the sense of a herb garden.

  1. A habitational surname​.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
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Notable Persons Named Leighton

Notable Persons Named Leighton

Leighton Meester

She was most prominent from 1999 to present. Leighton was given the name Leighton Marissa Meester on April 9th, 1986 in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.

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Leighton Baines

Leighton Baines is a soccer player for the Everton F.C., Wigan Athletic F.C., England national under-21 football team, and England national football team. Leighton was born on December 11th, 1984 in Kirkby, England.

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Leighton Rees

Leighton Rees was a darts player. Leighton was born on January 17th, 1940 in Ynysybwl, Glamorgan, Wales. He breathed his last breath on June 8th, 2003.

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Leighton James

Leighton James is a soccer manager for the Burnley F.C., Derby County F.C., Queens Park Rangers F.C., Swansea City A.F.C., Sunderland A.F.C., Bury F.C., Newport County A.F.C., and Wales national football team. Leighton was born on February 16th, 1953 in Loughor, Wales.

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Pluto Shervington

Pluto Shervington is a reggae singer, musician, engineer, producer, and audio engineer. He has had major accomplishments since 1970. Pluto was given the name Leighton Shervington on August 13th, 1950.

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Leighton Aspell

Leighton was born on June 12th, 1976 in Dublin, Ireland.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Leighton

Notable Persons With the Last Name Leighton

Laura Leighton

Laura Leighton is an actress. She was most prominent from 1993 to present. Laura was given the name Laura Miller on July 24th, 1968 in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.

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Amanda Leighton

Amanda Leighton is an actress. She was most prominent from 2003 to present. Amanda was born on June 7th, 1993 in Fresno, California, U.S.

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Margaret Leighton

She was most prominent from 1938 to 1976. Margaret was born on February 26th, 1922 in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, UK. She left this life on January 13th, 1976.

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Jim Leighton

Jim Leighton is a soccer player for the Dalry Thistle F.C., Aberdeen F.C., Deveronvale F.C., Manchester United F.C., Arsenal F.C., Reading F.C., Dundee F.C., Sheffield United F.C., Hibernian F.C., and Scotland national football team. Jim was born on July 24th, 1958 in Johnstone.

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Tom Leighton

Tom Leighton is a scientist in the field of applied mathematics.

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Michael Leighton

Michael Leighton is a hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League. He was most prominent from 2001 to present. Michael was born on May 19th, 1981 in Petrolia, Ontario.

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  • Kenneth Leighton
  • Bernardo Leighton
    Chilean Minister of the Interior
  • Robert Leighton
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  • Timothy Leighton
  • Taigen Dan Leighton
  • Alexander Leighton
    Physician
  • Thomas Leighton
  • Lillian Leighton
    Actress
  • Stanley Leighton
  • Bt Sir Baldwin Leighton
    Member of Parliament for South Shropshire
  • Queenie Leighton
  • Baldwyn Leighton
  • John Leighton
    Athlete

Common last names for Leighton

Common first names for Leighton

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Leighton U.S.
█  White 91.98% 64.26%
█  African American 2.07% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.58% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 1.21% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.74% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.42% 16.26%

Of Last Name Leighton

People with the last name Leighton are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Leighton

  • How Popular is the name Leighton? Leighton is the 2,015th most popular name of all time. As a last name Leighton was the 4,222nd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Leighton have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 15,262 babies born with the first name Leighton in the United States. That's more than enough people named Leighton to occupy the territory of Anguilla (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 15,236 (as of July 1, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Leighton? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1893 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Leighton first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Leighton is Wednesday, April 26th, 1871.
  • What year had the most people named Leighton born? The highest recorded use of the first name Leighton was in 2016 with a total of 756 babies.
  • Random Leighton Factoid: According to the 2019 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Leighton is not a popular baby girl's name in Nebraska. Imagine that, only 16 babies in Nebraska have the same name in 2019.
  • Weird things about the name Leighton: The name spelled backwards is Nothgiel. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Nioheltg. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Leighton? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 8,399 people with the last name Leighton.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Leighton? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 3 of them will have Leighton as their last name.
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