Barton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Barton Name Meaning: From place names with "bere" (barley) & "tun" (enclosure, settlement)

Research from ancient documents such as the Domesday Book, Ragman Rolls & The Pipe Rolls show the first record of the name Barton in Lancashire.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barton family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2,035
Private Means 168
General Labourer 149
Farm Labourer 144
None 124
Coal Miner Hewer 120
Farmer 116
Labourer 113
General Servant (domestic) 98
Cotton Weaver 86
Clerk 75
Dressmaker 72
Weaver 63
At Home 61
House Painter 61
Domestic Servant 60
Bricklayer 58
House Keeper 55
Housekeeper 55
Shop Assistant 53
At School 51
Laundress 49
Scholar 44
Carter 43
Nil 42

Barton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burton 83% 182,339
2 Barton 100% 120,748
3 Bruton 67% 7,175
4 Borton 83% 5,233
5 Bourton 71% 3,147
6 Briton 67% 2,273
7 Breton 67% 2,272
8 Bartin 83% 1,741
9 Britain 43% 1,731
10 Berton 83% 1,412
11 Bierton 71% 925
12 Burtin 67% 922
13 Bertin 67% 867
14 Barten 83% 853
15 Breaton 57% 616
16 Burten 67% 498
17 Braton 67% 370
18 Bearton 86% 313
19 Breeton 57% 280
20 Birton 83% 228
21 Brueton 57% 212
22 Broton 67% 187
23 Beerton 71% 167
24 Aubertin 50% 161
25 Bartton 86% 158
26 Briten 50% 148
27 Britian 43% 146
28 Burtan 67% 113
29 Britan 50% 110

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The surname Barton is the 2nd most popular variant of Burton.

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