Laughton (surname)
Laughton is a British surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alaine Laughton (born 1978), Jamaican singer-songwriter
- Charles Laughton (1899–1962), English actor and film director
- Charles E. Laughton (1846–1895), American politician and lawyer
- Dale Laughton (born 1970), Scottish rugby league player
- Dot Laughton (1913–1982), Australian cricketer
- Doug Laughton, English rugby league player and coach
- Eddie Laughton (1903–1952), English actor
- Gail Laughton (1921–1985), American jazz harpist
- Herbie Laughton (born 1927), Australian singer
- John George Laughton (1891–1965), New Zealand missionary
- John Knox Laughton (1830–1915), English naval historian
- Michael Laughton (born 1934), British electrical engineer
- Mike Laughton (born 1944), Canadian ice hockey player
- Richard Laughton (died 1723), English Anglican priest and academic
- Scott Laughton (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
- Stacie Laughton, American politician
- Stuart Laughton (born 1951), Canadian musician
- William Laughton (1812-1897) Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland
laughton is also ranked 23 in the commonality of surnames in Orkney. it may have origins in the surname Lachtane which can be traced to 1494ad in the kings records of that period following the impignoration.
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