Paegas settlement or hill
Paydon is a modern variant of the English surname Payton or Peyton. It likely derives from the Old English personal name Paega combined with 'tun', meaning an enclosure, settlement, or town. While less common than its counterparts, it follows the popular trend of surname-style names ending in 'n'.
Less common today
Paydon isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,371 in 2004.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
