From the farmstead with a water-meadow
Derived from Old English elements 'leac' (leek or herb) or 'lacu' (stream/pool) and 'tun' (enclosure or settlement). It originally served as a habitational surname for someone living near a meadow or a stream-side farm.
Less common today
Laeton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,654 in 2015.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
