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 | 107 |
| Buckinghamshire | 43 |
| Berkshire | 30 |
| Cambridgeshire | 46 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 666 |
| Cornwall | 67 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 456 |
| Devon | 261 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 120 |
| Essex | 120 |
| Gloucestershire | 58 |
| Hampshire | 90 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 28 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 55 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 177 |
| Lancashire | 6,953 |
| Leicestershire | 122 |
| Lincolnshire | 396 |
| London | 1,072 |
| Middlesex | 96 |
| Northumberland | 59 |
| Norfolk | 39 |
| Northamptonshire | 79 |
| Nottinghamshire | 181 |
| Oxfordshire | 33 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 55 |
| Shropshire | 27 |
| Suffolk | 8 |
| Somerset | 76 |
| Surrey | 49 |
| Sussex | 45 |
| Staffordshire | 238 |
| Warwickshire | 242 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 45 |
| Worcestershire | 53 |
| Yorkshire | 1,837 |
| Anglesey | 8 |
| Brecknockshire | 12 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 18 |
| Carmarthenshire | 23 |
| Denbighshire | 13 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 220 |
| Merionethshire | 18 |
| Montgomeryshire | 196 |
| Monmouthshire | 59 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,993 |
| Cotton Weaver | 416 |
| Coal Miner | 246 |
| Domestic Servant | 130 |
| General Labourer | 115 |
| House Keeper | 104 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 99 |
| Dress Maker | 98 |
| Labourer | 96 |
| Annuitant | 77 |
| General Servant | 76 |
| Carter | 69 |
| Cotton Spinner | 68 |
| Cotton Winder | 65 |
| Laundress | 58 |
| Cotton Piecer | 54 |
| Joiner | 53 |
| Farm Labourer | 52 |
| General Servant Domestic | 48 |
| Cotton Operative | 44 |
| Charwoman | 37 |
| No Occupation | 34 |
| Grocer | 33 |
| Bricklayer | 32 |
| Farmers Son | 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 |