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Subject: Clayton? Layton?
Author: bobie   (guest, 209.204.110.69)
Date: February 26, 2011 at 9:43:53 AM
O.K. I know that the surname, Clayton means "clay settlemant". but what about Layton? What does it mean?I have the idea that Layton just means settlement. Am I right or wrong?
oh.and I believe that these names are English. Does it come from briton(english) or is it an american westrn name(english)

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