
origin and history
- The earliest known documentation of the name Peyton: The Little Domesday Book, 1087
- The name of a place near Ramsholt on the Deben River Estuary in Suffol, earlier known as Peaga's Tum.
- Tun is a Saxon word meaning house, farm, or enclosed place.
- Reginald de Peyton , Lord of Peyton Hall was the first to adopt the surname, taking it from the family property as was the custom at that time.
other versions of this surname
other possible versions of this surname
links
- https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/pp/peyton01.php (membership required in order to view without interruption)
- https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/pp/peyton02.php (membership required in order to view without interruption)
- https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/pp/peyton03.php (membership required in order to view without interruption)