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 | 123 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 41 |
| Cambridgeshire | 20 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 916 |
| Cornwall | 50 |
| Cumberland | 26 |
| Derbyshire | 440 |
| Devon | 347 |
| Dorset | 11 |
| Durham | 249 |
| Essex | 339 |
| Gloucestershire | 87 |
| Hampshire | 126 |
| Herefordshire | 21 |
| Hertfordshire | 50 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 35 |
| Isle of Man | 9 |
| Kent | 226 |
| Lancashire | 8,538 |
| Leicestershire | 197 |
| Lincolnshire | 524 |
| London | 1,116 |
| Middlesex | 359 |
| Northumberland | 100 |
| Norfolk | 66 |
| Northamptonshire | 117 |
| Nottinghamshire | 231 |
| Oxfordshire | 34 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 35 |
| Shropshire | 71 |
| Suffolk | 48 |
| Somerset | 82 |
| Surrey | 159 |
| Sussex | 88 |
| Staffordshire | 280 |
| Warwickshire | 363 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 54 |
| Worcestershire | 103 |
| Yorkshire | 2,532 |
| Anglesey | 6 |
| Brecknockshire | 22 |
| Cardiganshire | 7 |
| Carnarvonshire | 49 |
| Carmarthenshire | 41 |
| Denbighshire | 37 |
| Flintshire | 24 |
| Glamorgan | 476 |
| Merionethshire | 22 |
| Montgomeryshire | 159 |
| Monmouthshire | 109 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,861 |
| Cotton Weaver | 206 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 140 |
| Private Means | 129 |
| Labourer | 119 |
| General Labourer | 115 |
| Weaver | 103 |
| Farm Labourer | 95 |
| Farmer | 82 |
| At Home | 78 |
| Dressmaker | 73 |
| Clerk | 72 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 69 |
| None | 69 |
| Housekeeper | 68 |
| At School | 57 |
| Carter | 57 |
| House Keeper | 55 |
| Domestic Servant | 53 |
| Weaver Cotton | 48 |
| Bricklayer | 45 |
| House Painter | 45 |
| Joiner | 45 |
| Cotton Spinner | 45 |
| Railway Clerk | 44 |
| 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 |