Crompton Name Meaning: A variant of 'Crumpton',a habitational name from 'Crompton' in Lancashire. Old english Crumbe 'river bend' + tun 'settlement'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.This may have refered to people within a settlement by a bend in a river or road.
Discover how your Crompton 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 | 0 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 9 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 256 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 42 |
| Devon | 17 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 108 |
| Essex | 26 |
| Gloucestershire | 23 |
| Hampshire | 32 |
| Herefordshire | 29 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 11 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 39 |
| Lancashire | 4,254 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 70 |
| London | 214 |
| Middlesex | 38 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 7 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 45 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 11 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 47 |
| Sussex | 17 |
| Staffordshire | 180 |
| Warwickshire | 120 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 12 |
| Worcestershire | 43 |
| Yorkshire | 349 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 14 |
| Cardiganshire | 14 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 218 |
| Living On Own Means | 77 |
| General Labourer | 60 |
| Cotton Winder | 47 |
| Cotton Spinner | 44 |
| Dress Maker | 36 |
| Scholar | 31 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 30 |
| General Servant Domestic | 24 |
| Coal Miner | 21 |
| Coal Hewer | 20 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 18 |
| Bricklayer | 17 |
| Farmer | 16 |
| Cotton C Weaver | 15 |
| Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Cook Domestic | 14 |
| Labourer | 14 |
| Dressmaker | 14 |
| Tailoress | 14 |
| House Keeper | 13 |
| Charwoman | 12 |
| Coal Miner C Heaver | 12 |
| School Teacher | 11 |
| House Painter | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Crompton | 2,847 |
| John Crompton | 2,787 |
| William Crompton | 2,236 |
| James Crompton | 2,053 |
| Thomas Crompton | 1,654 |
| Elizabeth Crompton | 1,601 |
| Sarah Crompton | 1,310 |
| Alice Crompton | 1,064 |
| Ann Crompton | 1,001 |
| Joseph Crompton | 882 |
| Ellen Crompton | 863 |
| Jane Crompton | 796 |
| George Crompton | 758 |
| Robert Crompton | 750 |
| Margaret Crompton | 748 |
| Henry Crompton | 627 |
| Martha Crompton | 502 |
| Hannah Crompton | 496 |
| Richard Crompton | 493 |
| Annie Crompton | 455 |
| Eliza Crompton | 421 |
| Emma Crompton | 382 |
| Edward Crompton | 367 |
| Charles Crompton | 363 |
| Samuel Crompton | 322 |