Boulton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Boulton Name Meaning: A variant spelling of 'Bolton',habitational from any of the various places named 'Bolton'. Old english bol 'dwelling' + tun 'settlement'.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin. \"dwelling house or hall in the enclosure\". The first recorded spelling is that of 'Robert De Boulton',dated 1191.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Boulton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Boulton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 484
Agricultural Labourer 130
House Servant 69
At Home 59
Labourer 52
Dress Maker 44
Coal Miner 36
Farm Labourer 27
Servant 26
General Servant 25
Laundress 20
Frame Work Knitter 19
Ag Labourer 16
Farmer 15
Shoe Maker 15
Wife Of Above 15
Ag Lab 15
House Keeper 12
Pauper 12
Annuitant 11
Farm Servant 11
Glover 11
Scholar At Home 10
Butcher 9
Needle Maker 9

Boulton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bolton 86% 85,558
2 Boulton 100% 38,209
3 Belton 71% 12,233
4 Bilton 71% 10,233
5 Balton 71% 2,295
6 Bulton 86% 2,276
7 Bolten 71% 419
8 Baulton 86% 270
9 Balten 57% 257
10 Ableton 43% 244
11 Boulten 86% 187
12 Boalton 86% 176
13 Bailton 71% 174
14 Boltan 71% 111

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The surname Boulton is the 2nd most popular variant of Bolton.

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