Charlton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Charlton Name Meaning: A habitational name from any of a number of places named 'Charlton'.The old English ceorlatun meaning 'settlement of the peasants',understood as ceorl 'a free peasant of the lowest rank'.This is someone who was bound to the land by servitude 'serf'.

The name is of English origin,recorded at the end of the 12th century.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Jordan De Cherleton'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Charlton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Charlton family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 126
Coal Miner Hewer 124
General Servant Domestic 73
Dress Maker 66
General Labourer 66
Farmer 66
Coal Miner C Hewer 45
Domestic Servant 43
Coal Hewer 39
Housemaid Domestic 34
Coal Miner 34
Blacksmith 30
Gardener Domestic 27
Cotton Weaver 24
Scholar 23
Coal Miner Coal Hewer 23
Cook Domestic 22
Joiner Carpenter 22
House Keeper Domestic 19
Dressmaker 19
School 18
Draper Assistant 17
Servant Domestic 17
Stone Mason 17
Tailor 17

Charlton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Charlton 100% 63,476
2 Chorlton 88% 5,953
3 Charleton 89% 1,219
4 Cherlton 88% 111

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The surname Charlton is the most popular version of all its varients

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