Middleton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Middleton Name Meaning: This is a habitational name from any of the places named,with over thirty occurences.

The name is from old english 'middle'+'tun','enclosure', 'settlement'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Middleton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Middleton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,589
Agricultural Labourer 394
House Servant 129
Dress Maker 104
Labourer 83
Coal Miner 73
Laundress 70
Servant 64
House Keeper 63
Carter 51
Lead Miner 46
Cotton Weaver 45
General Servant 42
Cook 39
House Maid 37
Tailor 37
Gardener 35
Shoe Maker 34
Blacksmith 33
Silk Weaver 31
Domestic Servant 29
Lace Maker 27
Nurse 27
Farm Servant 27
Carpenter 26

Middleton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Middleton 100% 100,787
2 Middelton 78% 846
3 Midleton 89% 719
4 Meddleton 89% 425
5 Myddleton 89% 356
6 Middlton 89% 109

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The surname Middleton is the most popular version of all its varients

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