Rushton Name Meaning: Habitational for any of a number of places named 'Rushton'. Old English 'rysc' rushes + 'tun' settlement.
This may indicate somebody that lived near a farm where 'rushes' are grown or an area surrounded with them. Aswell as 'hay' rushes were very important for things like 'thatching','torch-light' & 'floor covering'.
Discover how your Rushton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 16 |
Buckinghamshire | 7 |
Berkshire | 32 |
Cambridgeshire | 1 |
Channel Islands | 1 |
Cheshire | 243 |
Cornwall | 6 |
Cumberland | 21 |
Derbyshire | 140 |
Devon | 11 |
Dorset | 10 |
Durham | 89 |
Essex | 55 |
Gloucestershire | 17 |
Hampshire | 44 |
Herefordshire | 9 |
Hertfordshire | 28 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 40 |
Lancashire | 3,651 |
Leicestershire | 9 |
Lincolnshire | 122 |
London | 256 |
Middlesex | 27 |
Northumberland | 32 |
Norfolk | 1 |
Northamptonshire | 16 |
Nottinghamshire | 121 |
Oxfordshire | 19 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 191 |
Suffolk | 16 |
Somerset | 9 |
Surrey | 30 |
Sussex | 12 |
Staffordshire | 1,685 |
Warwickshire | 258 |
Westmorland | 2 |
Wiltshire | 9 |
Worcestershire | 243 |
Yorkshire | 834 |
Anglesey | 1 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 7 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 1 |
Glamorgan | 18 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 11 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 1 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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School | 760 |
Cotton Weaver | 239 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 87 |
Weaver Cotton | 68 |
Weaver | 65 |
Labourer | 44 |
At Home | 43 |
Farmer | 40 |
General Servant (domestic) | 36 |
Housekeeper | 36 |
Domestic Servant | 35 |
Private Means | 35 |
General Labourer | 31 |
None | 31 |
Farm Labourer | 29 |
Bricklayer | 27 |
Cotton Winder | 27 |
House Keeper | 26 |
At School | 26 |
Joiner | 26 |
House Painter | 23 |
Dressmaker | 21 |
Assisting In The Business | 20 |
Coal Miner (hewer) | 20 |
General Servant Domestic | 20 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Rushton | 3,106 |
William Rushton | 2,858 |
John Rushton | 2,854 |
Elizabeth Rushton | 1,889 |
Thomas Rushton | 1,787 |
James Rushton | 1,690 |
Sarah Rushton | 1,657 |
George Rushton | 1,251 |
Ann Rushton | 1,018 |
Jane Rushton | 1,013 |
Alice Rushton | 950 |
Joseph Rushton | 940 |
Ellen Rushton | 722 |
Margaret Rushton | 683 |
Hannah Rushton | 681 |
Henry Rushton | 669 |
Robert Rushton | 627 |
Martha Rushton | 619 |
Annie Rushton | 578 |
Charles Rushton | 513 |
Samuel Rushton | 508 |
Edward Rushton | 487 |
Eliza Rushton | 482 |
Richard Rushton | 420 |
Arthur Rushton | 408 |