| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 244 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 11 |
| Devon | 44 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 23 |
| Essex | 20 |
| Gloucestershire | 43 |
| Hampshire | 18 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 88 |
| Lancashire | 556 |
| Leicestershire | 36 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 352 |
| Middlesex | 16 |
| Northumberland | 24 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 7 |
| Nottinghamshire | 43 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 49 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 9 |
| Surrey | 49 |
| Sussex | 21 |
| Staffordshire | 167 |
| Warwickshire | 73 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 30 |
| Yorkshire | 121 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 360 |
| General Labourer | 34 |
| Cotton Weaver | 28 |
| Living On Own Means | 27 |
| Coal Miner | 18 |
| Farmer | 17 |
| General Servant | 16 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 15 |
| Domestic Servant | 14 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 13 |
| Labourer | 13 |
| General Servant Domestic | 12 |
| Clerk | 10 |
| Dress Maker | 10 |
| Carpenter | 8 |
| Laundress | 8 |
| Grocer | 7 |
| Cotton Spinner | 7 |
| Errand Boy | 7 |
| Gardener | 7 |
| Dressmaker | 7 |
| Cotton Winder | 6 |
| Farm Labourer | 6 |
| Charwoman | 6 |
| Carman | 6 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Acton | 915 |
| William Acton | 903 |
| John Acton | 862 |
| Thomas Acton | 696 |
| Elizabeth Acton | 572 |
| Sarah Acton | 571 |
| James Acton | 403 |
| George Acton | 371 |
| Joseph Acton | 352 |
| Ann Acton | 305 |
| Jane Acton | 285 |
| Ellen Acton | 277 |
| Edward Acton | 273 |
| Henry Acton | 213 |
| Alice Acton | 206 |
| Annie Acton | 204 |
| Charles Acton | 202 |
| Richard Acton | 187 |
| Samuel Acton | 184 |
| Emma Acton | 180 |
| Eliza Acton | 174 |
| Hannah Acton | 173 |
| Robert Acton | 161 |
| Margaret Acton | 156 |
| Martha Acton | 137 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acton | 100% | 13,926 |
| 2 | Caton | 60% | 11,793 |
| 3 | Coton | 60% | 2,579 |
| 4 | Coaten | 33% | 672 |
| 5 | Iceton | 67% | 422 |
| 6 | Coaton | 50% | 365 |
| 7 | Caten | 40% | 259 |
| 8 | Octon | 80% | 250 |
| 9 | Ackton | 83% | 200 |
| 10 | Ceaton | 50% | 157 |
| 11 | Cooton | 50% | 140 |
| 12 | Ecton | 80% | 134 |
| 13 | Couton | 50% | 110 |
| 14 | Cauton | 67% | 101 |
The surname Acton is the most popular version of all its varients