Brayton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Charles R. Brayton, American Republican politician
Chuck Brayton, American baseball head coach for the Washington State Cougars
George Brayton, American mechanical engineer
George Brayton (New York) (1772–1837), New York politician
Lee Brayton, former American racing driver
Lily Brayton, English actress
Scott Brayton, American race car driver
Tyler Brayton, American football for the Carolina Panthers
William Daniel Brayton, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
Given name:
Brayton Biekman, Dutch footballer
Brayton Ives, president of Northern Pacific Railway, of the New York Stock Exchange and of the Western National Bank of New York