Leighton Family History
Leighton Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Leighton or Layton. Most as for example those in Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Cheshire Lancashire and Shropshire are named with Old English lēac ‘leek’ + tūn ‘settlement’ but Layton in Durham derives from Old English ge-lād ‘road’ + tūn ‘farmstead estate’. The English pronunciation of Leighton is usually /lɛ:tən/ or /leitən/ (also spelled Layton and Leaton ) but it can also be heard as /laitən/ or as /li:tən/ (also spelled Leaton ) and occasionally as /lɛtən/ (spelled Letton ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022