Dighton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dighton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dighton family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 7
General Labourer 5
Field Hand Farm 3
Bottle Dealer 2
Laundress 2
Nurse Domestic 2
Licensed Hawker 2
Photographic Artist 2
Library Attendant 2
Schoolboy 2
Locomotive Fitter 1
Mecanical Droughtsman 1
Mechanical Braughts 1
Shopkeeper 1
Watch Clock Maker 1
House Maid Domestic 1
Carman 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Labourer Road 1
Railway Labourer 1
Printer Stationer & Book Binder 1
House Boy Domestic 1
Wool Trade 1
Clergyman Church Of England 1
Farm Servant Agricultural Labourer 1

Dighton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Deighton 88% 10,394
2 Dighton 100% 1,786
3 Doughton 75% 1,722
4 Dyton 57% 494
5 Daughton 75% 406
6 Dughton 86% 360

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The surname Dighton is the 2nd most popular variant of Deighton.

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