Appleton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Appleton Name Meaning: Simply means 'apple town'.Also habitational for many of the places named Appleton. Old english aeppeltun 'orchard'.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.People who lived or worked within the apple town/orchard would inherit the name.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Appleton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Appleton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 412
Agricultural Labourer 127
House Servant 64
Labourer 41
At Home 37
Farm Labourer 37
Servant 33
Annuitant 26
Dress Maker 25
General Servant 24
Pauper 23
Tailor 22
House Keeper 16
Mariner 15
Laundress 11
Shoe Maker 11
Errand Boy 10
Coal Miner 10
Farm Servant 9
Railway Labourer 9
Wife 9
School Mistress 9
Farmer's Son 9
Ag Lab 8
Porter 8

Appleton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Appleton 100% 35,840
2 Appelton 75% 320
3 Apleton 88% 164

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

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