Dayton

Meanings

1. A surname.
2. A placename, from the surname:
3. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia; named for Walter Warner Day, a cattle and wine pioneer in the area.
4. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
5. A number of places in the United States.
6. A town in Alabama.
7. A city in Idaho.
8. A town in Indiana.
9. A city in Iowa; named for the city in Ohio.
10. A city in Kentucky; named for the city in Ohio.
11. A town in Maine; named for Thomas Day, who submitted the petition for the area to become a town.
12. A city in Minnesota; named for founder Lyman Dayton.

Etymology

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.