Ayton Family History
Ayton Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from Ayton (North Yorkshire) or Ayton (Berwickshire). The former is derived from Old Norse á ‘river stream’ + tūn ‘farmstead’. The later takes its name from the River Eye (likely from Old English ēa ‘river stream’) + tūn ‘settlement’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022