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
Living On Own Means 211
General Labourer 176
Dress Maker 137
General Servant Domestic 136
Farmer 103
Scholar 72
Domestic Servant 69
Coal Miner Hewer 68
Cook Domestic 62
Cotton Weaver 50
Agricultural Labourer 50
Laundress Wash 44
Carpenter 41
House Keeper Domestic 39
Housemaid Domestic 39
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 38
Bricklayer 34
Dressmaker 34
Tailoress 34
Tailor 32
School 31
Coal Miner C Hewer 30
Commercial Clerk 29
Coal Hewer 29
Gardener Domestic 29

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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