Cognomen Lighton (Lighton 
) , around the globe, is a rare surname. The family name Lighton is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Tanzania, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Also, Lighton is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Lighton | Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, United States, Tanzania |
| andrew lighton (1822-1904) (b. 1822) |
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| andrew hamilton digby lighton (1850-1931) (b. 1850) |
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| john hamilton plumptre lighton (1855-1872) (b. 1855) |
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| claud hamilton dallas lighton (1860-1938) (b. 1860) |
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| william rheem lighton (1866-1923) American writer, US (b. 1866) |
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| mabel katharine mary lighton (1888-1972) (b. 1888) |
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| winifred helen lighton (born 1891) (b. 1891) |
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| florence hamilton lighton (born 1894) (b. 1894) |
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| louis d. lighton screenwriter and film producer, US (b. 1895) |
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| bridget mary lighton (born 1927) (b. 1927) |
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| virginia hamilton lighton (born 1929) (b. 1929) |
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| eleanor anne pemberton lighton (died 1929) |
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| william lighton person associated with the witch trials in Scotland |
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| john r. lighton physiology researcher |
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| emily stuart hamilton lighton (died 1943) |
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