Leyton is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Drue Leyton born Dorothy Blackman, (1903–1997), American actress and member of the French Resistance Elliott Leyton (1939–2022), Canadian social-anthropologist, educator and author George Leyton (born Henry Hackett; 1864–1948), U.S.-born British entertainer and actor John Leyton (born 1936), English actor and singer Richard Leyton (born 1987), Chilean footballer Sebastián Leyton (born 1993), Chilean footballer Brandon Leytón (born 1998), Nicaraguan baseball player
See also Layton (surname)