| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 66 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 12 |
| Derbyshire | 16 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 12 |
| Essex | 200 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 13 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 27 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 16 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 13 |
| Lancashire | 485 |
| Leicestershire | 29 |
| Lincolnshire | 22 |
| London | 320 |
| Middlesex | 23 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 37 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 13 |
| Oxfordshire | 18 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 16 |
| Shropshire | 15 |
| Suffolk | 11 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 19 |
| Sussex | 11 |
| Staffordshire | 122 |
| Warwickshire | 30 |
| Westmorland | 59 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 7 |
| Yorkshire | 84 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 305 |
| Cotton Weaver | 35 |
| Coal Miner | 30 |
| General Labourer | 27 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 27 |
| Living On Own Means | 23 |
| Agricultural Laborer | 14 |
| Labourer | 13 |
| Domestic Servant | 12 |
| Farmer | 10 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 9 |
| Cotton Winder | 9 |
| Clerk | 8 |
| Farm Labourer | 8 |
| Laundress | 8 |
| Tailor | 8 |
| Tailoress | 8 |
| Carter | 7 |
| Charwoman | 7 |
| Dress Maker | 7 |
| None | 7 |
| General Servant Domestic | 7 |
| General Servant | 6 |
| Grocer | 6 |
| Butcher | 5 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Caton | 856 |
| William Caton | 802 |
| John Caton | 791 |
| Thomas Caton | 557 |
| Elizabeth Caton | 464 |
| James Caton | 431 |
| Sarah Caton | 405 |
| George Caton | 345 |
| Ann Caton | 253 |
| Jane Caton | 247 |
| Alice Caton | 238 |
| Margaret Caton | 218 |
| Richard Caton | 211 |
| Henry Caton | 207 |
| Joseph Caton | 176 |
| Ellen Caton | 172 |
| Charles Caton | 171 |
| Eliza Caton | 157 |
| Annie Caton | 147 |
| Robert Caton | 144 |
| Hannah Caton | 132 |
| Emily Caton | 120 |
| Alfred Caton | 119 |
| Edward Caton | 118 |
| Emma Caton | 113 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acton | 60% | 13,926 |
| 2 | Caton | 100% | 11,793 |
| 3 | Catton | 83% | 8,443 |
| 4 | Coton | 80% | 2,579 |
| 5 | Coaten | 67% | 672 |
| 6 | Iceton | 67% | 422 |
| 7 | Coaton | 83% | 365 |
| 8 | Cattan | 67% | 342 |
| 9 | Caten | 80% | 259 |
| 10 | Octon | 60% | 250 |
| 11 | Ceaton | 83% | 157 |
| 12 | Cooton | 67% | 140 |
| 13 | Ecton | 60% | 134 |
| 14 | Couton | 67% | 110 |
| 15 | Cauton | 83% | 101 |
The surname Caton is the 2nd most popular variant of Acton.