Ashton Name Meaning: Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'aesctun', 'aesc'(meaning ash)and 'tun (meaning town).
A surname which may have been given to someone who lived or came from a town with ash trees growing in it. May have also been taken from a placed named Ashton.
Discover how your Ashton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 52 |
| Buckinghamshire | 38 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 38 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 639 |
| Cornwall | 83 |
| Cumberland | 17 |
| Derbyshire | 377 |
| Devon | 219 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 45 |
| Essex | 30 |
| Gloucestershire | 38 |
| Hampshire | 26 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 86 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 80 |
| Lancashire | 4,109 |
| Leicestershire | 81 |
| Lincolnshire | 411 |
| London | 712 |
| Middlesex | 26 |
| Northumberland | 27 |
| Norfolk | 28 |
| Northamptonshire | 54 |
| Nottinghamshire | 116 |
| Oxfordshire | 35 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 86 |
| Shropshire | 9 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 57 |
| Surrey | 29 |
| Sussex | 13 |
| Staffordshire | 178 |
| Warwickshire | 139 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 21 |
| Worcestershire | 29 |
| Yorkshire | 1,089 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 12 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 16 |
| Denbighshire | 16 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 42 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 222 |
| Monmouthshire | 35 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,151 |
| At Home | 195 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 185 |
| House Servant | 139 |
| Labourer | 126 |
| Coal Miner | 82 |
| Servant | 81 |
| Farm Labourer | 75 |
| House Keeper | 73 |
| Dress Maker | 73 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 67 |
| Cotton Weaver | 66 |
| Weaver | 63 |
| Hand Loom Weaver Silk | 58 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 57 |
| Cotton Spinner | 54 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 49 |
| Annuitant | 40 |
| Nurse | 37 |
| General Servant | 36 |
| Weaver Cotton | 36 |
| Shoe Maker | 35 |
| Pauper | 32 |
| Tailor | 31 |
| Cotton Piecer | 31 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ashton | 7,758 |
| John Ashton | 7,302 |
| William Ashton | 6,459 |
| Elizabeth Ashton | 4,761 |
| Thomas Ashton | 4,606 |
| James Ashton | 4,226 |
| Sarah Ashton | 3,968 |
| George Ashton | 2,939 |
| Ann Ashton | 2,837 |
| Joseph Ashton | 2,673 |
| Jane Ashton | 2,169 |
| Alice Ashton | 1,952 |
| Ellen Ashton | 1,933 |
| Margaret Ashton | 1,766 |
| Henry Ashton | 1,731 |
| Richard Ashton | 1,647 |
| Hannah Ashton | 1,618 |
| Samuel Ashton | 1,517 |
| Annie Ashton | 1,403 |
| Charles Ashton | 1,341 |
| Robert Ashton | 1,305 |
| Martha Ashton | 1,256 |
| Edward Ashton | 1,238 |
| Eliza Ashton | 1,144 |
| Emma Ashton | 1,132 |