Atherston Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 5
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 1
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 28
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Atherston Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Atherston family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 5
Piecer In Cotton Mill 2
Page Domestic 1
Art Employed At Steam Engine Works 1
Charwoman 1
Clerk Insureance Office 1
Coal Heaver 1
Engineer At Cotton Mill 1
Grocer's Assistant 1
Machine Minder Cotton Mill 1
Steam Engine Maker 1
Felt Hat Trimmer 1
Hatter's Planker Felt H 1
Joiner's Apprentice Carp 1
Turkish Towel Weaver 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Atherston

Name Census Frequency
Elizabeth Atherston 11
John Atherston 8
Mary Atherston 8
Jane Atherston 5
Ellen Atherston 4
George Atherston 4
Margaret Atherston 4
Thomas Atherston 4
Ann Atherston 3
Edwin Atherston 3
Eliza Atherston 3
Hugh Atherston 3
Alfred Atherston 2
Alice Atherston 2
Edith Atherston 2
James Atherston 2
Joseph Atherston 2
Richard Atherston 2
Sarah Atherston 2
William Atherston 2
Aaron Atherston 1
Alexander Atherston 1
Arthur Atherston 1
Benedicta Atherston 1
Charles Atherston 1

Atherston Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Thurston 78% 15,844
2 Thurstan 67% 233
3 Atherstone 90% 216
4 Thurstone 67% 178
5 Thorston 78% 117
6 Atherston 100% 108
7 Thirston 78% 103

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The surname Atherston is the 6th most popular variant of Thurston.

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