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
Living On Own Means 261
General Labourer 205
Cotton Weaver 182
Dress Maker 139
General Servant Domestic 139
Farmer 118
Scholar 116
Cook Domestic 83
Domestic Servant 76
Coal Miner Hewer 73
Agricultural Labourer 72
Carpenter 66
Housemaid Domestic 64
House Painter 50
Cotton Spinner 49
House Maid Domestic 45
Laundress 45
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 45
Charwoman 44
School 42
Dressmaker 41
Brick Layer 36
Laundress Wash 36
House Keeper Domestic 35
Bricklayer 34

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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