Fun Facts About the Name Lawton
- More than 2 thousand babies named Lawton: U.S. records list 2,866 babies given the name Lawton from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 girls received the name Lawton - about 1 girl for every 572 boys.
What Does the Name Lawton Mean?
Lawton is an English place name meaning "settlement by the hill" or "enclosure at the hill." It comes from Old English hlāw, "hill, mound, or burial mound," and tūn, "enclosure, farmstead, or settlement." The literal sense is a farm or settlement associated with a nearby hill or mound.
The name is habitational, so it originally identified a person by the place he came from. As a modern first name, Lawton is a transferred surname rather than an Old English personal name.
Lawton Name History & Origins
The name derives from one or more English places called Lawton. Lawton in Cheshire and Lawton in Herefordshire are among the settlements that have carried the name. These place names were formed in the Old English period from hlāw and tūn, describing a farmstead or village by a hill or mound.
English habitational surnames grew out of bynames that told where a person lived or had come from. The surname Lawton belongs to this type: a person from Lawton could be identified by the place name, and the byname became hereditary over time. The surname is found in England from the medieval period onward and later in other English-speaking countries.
Lawton began to appear as a first name through the common English-speaking practice of using surnames as given names. In the United States it has been used mainly as a male given name. The surname was borne by Henry W. Lawton, the U.S. Army general for whom Lawton, Oklahoma, is named; this is a later use of the surname and not the source of the name itself.
How Popular is the Name Lawton?
Lawton recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2021. Its best rank was #642 in 1899.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #16,635 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,280 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2024 | #3,184 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2023 | #3,152 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 2022 | #3,944 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #2,680 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2020 | #2,825 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2019 | #3,171 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #3,030 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #2,741 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2016 | #3,489 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #3,125 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2014 | #3,136 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2013 | #3,241 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2012 | #3,962 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #2,974 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2010 | #3,595 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #3,199 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2008 | #3,885 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #3,354 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #3,060 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2005 | #3,135 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2004 | #4,083 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #2,493 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 2002 | #2,990 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #3,580 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #3,044 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #2,772 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1998 | #2,897 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #3,823 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #3,354 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #3,782 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #4,208 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #2,835 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #3,170 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #4,645 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #3,707 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #5,423 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #2,735 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #2,609 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #7,362 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #3,712 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #2,768 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1983 | #4,735 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #3,836 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #3,752 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #3,358 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #3,715 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #2,437 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1977 | #3,131 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #2,770 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #4,591 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #4,038 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #2,799 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #2,380 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1971 | #2,755 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #2,811 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #2,094 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1968 | #2,261 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1967 | #2,092 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1966 | #1,932 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1965 | #2,130 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #1,718 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #2,164 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #2,088 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #1,918 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1960 | #2,087 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1959 | #2,364 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #1,933 | 18 | 0.0008% |
| 1957 | #1,699 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1956 | #1,499 | 28 | 0.0013% |
| 1955 | #1,472 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1954 | #1,373 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1953 | #1,540 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1952 | #1,423 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1951 | #2,015 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1950 | #1,637 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1949 | #1,647 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1948 | #1,859 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1947 | #1,958 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1946 | #1,622 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1945 | #1,667 | 17 | 0.0013% |
| 1944 | #1,421 | 23 | 0.0017% |
| 1943 | #1,512 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1942 | #1,514 | 22 | 0.0016% |
| 1941 | #1,393 | 24 | 0.0020% |
| 1940 | #1,383 | 24 | 0.0021% |
| 1939 | #1,412 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1938 | #1,298 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1937 | #1,173 | 32 | 0.0030% |
| 1936 | #1,571 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1935 | #1,284 | 28 | 0.0027% |
| 1934 | #1,760 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1933 | #1,348 | 25 | 0.0025% |
| 1932 | #1,447 | 24 | 0.0023% |
| 1931 | #1,320 | 28 | 0.0027% |
| 1930 | #1,380 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1929 | #1,360 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1928 | #1,157 | 38 | 0.0034% |
| 1927 | #1,581 | 24 | 0.0021% |
| 1926 | #1,270 | 33 | 0.0030% |
| 1925 | #1,479 | 26 | 0.0023% |
| 1924 | #1,235 | 35 | 0.0031% |
| 1923 | #1,247 | 34 | 0.0031% |
| 1922 | #1,272 | 33 | 0.0030% |
| 1921 | #1,245 | 35 | 0.0032% |
| 1920 | #1,113 | 41 | 0.0039% |
| 1919 | #1,470 | 25 | 0.0026% |
| 1918 | #1,364 | 28 | 0.0028% |
| 1917 | #1,231 | 31 | 0.0033% |
| 1916 | #1,087 | 36 | 0.0040% |
| 1915 | #1,359 | 25 | 0.0029% |
| 1914 | #993 | 32 | 0.0049% |
| 1913 | #1,352 | 16 | 0.0031% |
| 1912 | #1,485 | 12 | 0.0028% |
| 1911 | #1,342 | 8 | 0.0035% |
| 1910 | #1,739 | 5 | 0.0026% |
| 1907 | #1,456 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1906 | #828 | 10 | 0.0075% |
| 1905 | #1,041 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1904 | #668 | 13 | 0.0101% |
| 1903 | #965 | 7 | 0.0059% |
| 1902 | #831 | 9 | 0.0073% |
| 1901 | #754 | 9 | 0.0085% |
| 1900 | #1,116 | 7 | 0.0047% |
| 1899 | #642 | 11 | 0.0104% |
| 1898 | #949 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1897 | #897 | 7 | 0.0062% |
| 1891 | #1,052 | 5 | 0.0049% |
| 1889 | #933 | 6 | 0.0054% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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