Ayton

A placename:

Proper noun

  1. A placename:

    1. A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9261).

    2. A suburb in south-west Washington, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2855).

    3. A community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

Probably from Old English ēa (“river”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Forms

Aytons

Derived

Ayton Castle East Ayton Great Ayton Little Ayton West Ayton