How Many People Have the Last Name Drayton?
people had the surname Drayton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 38,610 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
Black
Change Since 2000
+704 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Drayton (78.5%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 15%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Drayton ranks #104. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Drayton grew from 6,944 people in 2000 to 7,648 in 2010 (up 10.1%), and its rank rose from #4,669 to #4,640.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 6,944 | 7,648 |
| Rank | #4,669 | #4,640 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.57 | 2.59 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Drayton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Drayton: D635
👤 Drayton as a First Name
Drayton is a first name too: about 1,839 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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