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 2,356
Agricultural Labourer 226
Coal Miner 222
General Labourer 200
Living On Own Means 127
Domestic Servant 125
Dress Maker 116
Farmer 111
Labourer 82
Farm Labourer 79
General Servant Domestic 78
Laundress 70
Living On Her Own Means 68
Farm Servant 63
General Servant 58
Clerk 54
Cotton Weaver 53
Gardener 48
Blacksmith 44
General Domestic Servant 40
Joiner 40
House Keeper 39
Shoe Maker 39
Errand Boy 38
Grocer 38

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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