How Many People Have the Last Name Dayton?
people had the surname Dayton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 34,722 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+257 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Dayton (91.8%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Dayton ranks #3,159. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Dayton grew from 8,237 people in 2000 to 8,494 in 2010 (up 3.1%), and its rank fell from #3,957 to #4,173. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.05 to 2.88 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 8,237 | 8,494 |
| Rank | #3,957 | #4,173 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.05 | 2.88 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Dayton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Dayton: D350
👤 Dayton as a First Name
Dayton is a first name too: about 13,687 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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