What is "payton"

Payton may refer to:

• Payton (given name)
• Payton (surname)
• 85386 Payton, main-belt minor planet
• Payton v. New York, United States Supreme Court case concerning warrantless entry into a private home
• Walter Payton College Prep, Chicago Public Schools high school

Payton is a given name in use in English speaking countries. One source indicates the name comes from a surname derived from a place name meaning "Pœga's town" in Old English. Another source indicates the name means "fighting man's estate.".

The name is popular for both boys and girls in the United States. It was the 278th most popular name for American boys born there in 2007 and the 152nd most popular name for girl. It was the 85th most popular name for girls born in British Columbia, Canada in 2006. Peyton, a spelling variant, was the 125th most popular name for boys born in 2007 in the United States and the 121st most popular name for girls.

Payton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andy Payton (born 1967), English former professional footballer
• Asie Payton (1937–1997), American blues musician
• Barbara Payton (1927–1967), American film actress
• Brian Payton (born 1966), American writer
• Carolyn R. Payton (1925–2001), American psychologist, Director of the United States Peace Corps
• Catherine Payton, later known as Catherine Payton Phillips, Quaker minister
• Charles Payton (born 1960), American former professional basketball player
• Charles Alfred Payton (1843–1926), British adventurer, fisherman, diplomat and writer
• Christian Payton (born 1965), American actor and singer
• Claude Payton (1882–1955), American actor
• Clement W. Payton (1897–1918), English World War I flying ace
• David Payton (born 1952), New Zealand diplomat
• Denis Payton (1943–2006), English saxophonist
• Dion Payton (born 1950), American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
• Eddie Payton (born 1951) former American football player
• Elfrid Payton (born 1967), Canadian football player
• Elfrid Payton, Jr. (born 1994), American basketball player
• Estella Payton (1904–1999), American television cook
• Gary Payton (born 1968), American basketball player
• Gary Payton II (born 1992), American basketball player and son of the above
• Gary E. Payton (born 1948), American astronaut
• James Payton, American history professor
• Jarrett Payton (born 1980), professional American and Canadian football player; son of football player Walter Payton
• Jay Payton (born 1972), American former baseball player
• Jo Marie Payton (born 1950), American television actress
• John Payton (1946–2012), African-American civil rights attorney
• Jordan Payton (born 1993), American football player
• Khary Payton (born 1972), American actor
• Lawrence Payton (1938–1997), American singer, songwriter and record producer
• Lucy Payton (1877–1969), American silent film actress
• Mark Payton, baseball player
• Mel Payton (1926–2001), American professional basketball player
• Michael Payton (born 1970), former American football quarterback
• Muirceartach Ua Peatáin (died 1178), Irish chieftain
• Nicholas Payton (born 1973), American jazz trumpeter and keyboard player
• Philip Payton (born 1953), British historian
• Philip A. Payton, Jr. (1876–1917), African American real estate entrepreneur
• Ross Payton, American writer, podcaster, layout artist, and movie director
• Sean Payton (born 1963), American football coach, currently head coach of the New Orleans Saints
• Stephen Payton, British Paralympian athlete
• Sue C. Payton, American technologist, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
• Tony Payton (born 1981), American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Walter Payton (1954–1999), American football player
• Walter Payton (musician) (1942–2010), American jazz bassist and sousaphonist
• Wilfred Payton (1882–1943), English cricketer
• Wilfred Payton (priest) (1913–1989), English clergyman and cricketer