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 789
Agricultural Labourer 112
Labourer 67
General Servant 41
Domestic Servant 39
Servant 31
Dress Maker 29
House Keeper 25
Laundress 23
Coal Miner 23
Cook 17
File Cutter 16
Cotton Weaver 15
Gardener 15
Farm Servant 15
General Servant Domestic 15
Tailor 15
Blacksmith 14
Farm Labourer 13
Bricklayer 12
Grocer 12
Joiner 12
Carter 12
Baker 12
No Occupation 11

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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