Bolton Name Meaning: A habitational name from a number of places in England named 'Bolton'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, botl 'dwelling house' + tun 'settlement'.
Discover how your Bolton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 50 |
| Berkshire | 176 |
| Cambridgeshire | 66 |
| Channel Islands | 19 |
| Cheshire | 194 |
| Cornwall | 16 |
| Cumberland | 33 |
| Derbyshire | 49 |
| Devon | 53 |
| Dorset | 20 |
| Durham | 450 |
| Essex | 176 |
| Gloucestershire | 127 |
| Hampshire | 118 |
| Herefordshire | 18 |
| Hertfordshire | 81 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 31 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 410 |
| Lancashire | 4,010 |
| Leicestershire | 162 |
| Lincolnshire | 78 |
| London | 1,493 |
| Middlesex | 266 |
| Northumberland | 246 |
| Norfolk | 108 |
| Northamptonshire | 113 |
| Nottinghamshire | 72 |
| Oxfordshire | 173 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 31 |
| Shropshire | 48 |
| Suffolk | 137 |
| Somerset | 49 |
| Surrey | 284 |
| Sussex | 104 |
| Staffordshire | 313 |
| Warwickshire | 298 |
| Westmorland | 44 |
| Wiltshire | 32 |
| Worcestershire | 121 |
| Yorkshire | 1,889 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 73 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 18 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,898 |
| Cotton Weaver | 462 |
| Coal Miner | 153 |
| General Labourer | 149 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 132 |
| Labourer | 99 |
| Living On Own Means | 94 |
| Domestic Servant | 93 |
| Farmer | 80 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 77 |
| Dress Maker | 74 |
| General Servant | 58 |
| General Servant Domestic | 58 |
| Cotton Winder | 56 |
| Farm Labourer | 55 |
| House Keeper | 50 |
| Cotton Spinner | 47 |
| Laundress | 41 |
| Clerk | 38 |
| Tailor | 37 |
| Blacksmith | 37 |
| Grocer | 34 |
| Gardener | 34 |
| Tailoress | 31 |
| Butcher | 29 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bolton | 5,831 |
| John Bolton | 5,516 |
| William Bolton | 5,412 |
| Elizabeth Bolton | 3,605 |
| Thomas Bolton | 3,569 |
| James Bolton | 3,275 |
| Sarah Bolton | 2,789 |
| George Bolton | 2,638 |
| Ann Bolton | 1,819 |
| Jane Bolton | 1,810 |
| Henry Bolton | 1,704 |
| Alice Bolton | 1,653 |
| Joseph Bolton | 1,554 |
| Margaret Bolton | 1,509 |
| Ellen Bolton | 1,414 |
| Charles Bolton | 1,302 |
| Richard Bolton | 1,220 |
| Annie Bolton | 1,190 |
| Robert Bolton | 1,146 |
| Emma Bolton | 997 |
| Hannah Bolton | 987 |
| Eliza Bolton | 962 |
| Edward Bolton | 945 |
| Frederick Bolton | 858 |
| Emily Bolton | 780 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton | 100% | 85,558 |
| 2 | Boulton | 86% | 38,209 |
| 3 | Belton | 83% | 12,233 |
| 4 | Bilton | 83% | 10,233 |
| 5 | Balton | 83% | 2,295 |
| 6 | Bulton | 83% | 2,276 |
| 7 | Bolten | 83% | 419 |
| 8 | Baulton | 71% | 270 |
| 9 | Balten | 67% | 257 |
| 10 | Ableton | 57% | 244 |
| 11 | Boulten | 71% | 187 |
| 12 | Boalton | 86% | 176 |
| 13 | Bailton | 71% | 174 |
| 14 | Boltan | 83% | 111 |
The surname Bolton is the most popular version of all its varients