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.
Discover how your Boulton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 63 |
| Cambridgeshire | 20 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 339 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 21 |
| Derbyshire | 99 |
| Devon | 29 |
| Dorset | 11 |
| Durham | 53 |
| Essex | 134 |
| Gloucestershire | 657 |
| Hampshire | 85 |
| Herefordshire | 31 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 64 |
| Lancashire | 553 |
| Leicestershire | 96 |
| Lincolnshire | 193 |
| London | 531 |
| Middlesex | 135 |
| Northumberland | 24 |
| Norfolk | 135 |
| Northamptonshire | 14 |
| Nottinghamshire | 87 |
| Oxfordshire | 26 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 96 |
| Suffolk | 44 |
| Somerset | 68 |
| Surrey | 40 |
| Sussex | 24 |
| Staffordshire | 1,368 |
| Warwickshire | 189 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 164 |
| Worcestershire | 147 |
| Yorkshire | 522 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 10 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 148 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 72 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 82 |
| General Labourer | 67 |
| Dress Maker | 44 |
| General Servant Domestic | 42 |
| Farmer | 41 |
| Scholar | 40 |
| School | 38 |
| Cook Domestic | 24 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 24 |
| Servant Domestic | 18 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 18 |
| Railway Porter | 17 |
| Coal Hewer | 17 |
| Bricklayer | 15 |
| House Painter | 15 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 15 |
| Dressmaker | 15 |
| Laundress Wash | 14 |
| House Maid Domestic | 13 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 13 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 13 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 13 |
| Coal Miner | 12 |
| Cotton Weaver | 12 |
| Carter On Farm Agricultural Horse | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Boulton | 2,561 |
| Mary Boulton | 2,389 |
| John Boulton | 1,974 |
| Elizabeth Boulton | 1,580 |
| Thomas Boulton | 1,447 |
| George Boulton | 1,321 |
| Sarah Boulton | 1,266 |
| James Boulton | 1,005 |
| Henry Boulton | 936 |
| Ann Boulton | 934 |
| Joseph Boulton | 828 |
| Charles Boulton | 726 |
| Eliza Boulton | 640 |
| Annie Boulton | 576 |
| Emma Boulton | 554 |
| Jane Boulton | 535 |
| Alice Boulton | 526 |
| Frederick Boulton | 526 |
| Hannah Boulton | 508 |
| Robert Boulton | 503 |
| Arthur Boulton | 463 |
| Ellen Boulton | 422 |
| Alfred Boulton | 417 |
| Emily Boulton | 409 |
| Edward Boulton | 406 |
| 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 |
The surname Boulton is the 2nd most popular variant of Bolton.