| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 52 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 9 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 5 |
| Hampshire | 21 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 31 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 97 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 67 |
| Northamptonshire | 9 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 34 |
| Warwickshire | 4 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 17 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 77 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 33 |
| Straw Plaiter | 8 |
| Servant | 7 |
| Laundress | 6 |
| Labourer | 4 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| Tailor | 4 |
| None | 4 |
| Scholar National School | 4 |
| Baker | 3 |
| Bonnet Sewer | 3 |
| Farm Labourer | 3 |
| Plaiter | 3 |
| Stem Engine Work | 3 |
| Cotton Spinner | 3 |
| Coal Miner | 3 |
| Lock Maker | 3 |
| Lace Maker | 2 |
| Hay Dealer | 2 |
| House Servant | 2 |
| Infant | 2 |
| Wife | 2 |
| Chemical Labourer | 2 |
| Boot Maker | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Dunton | 314 |
| Mary Dunton | 278 |
| George Dunton | 204 |
| Elizabeth Dunton | 192 |
| John Dunton | 171 |
| James Dunton | 146 |
| Sarah Dunton | 139 |
| Charles Dunton | 136 |
| Joseph Dunton | 135 |
| Ann Dunton | 99 |
| Thomas Dunton | 96 |
| Frederick Dunton | 91 |
| Ellen Dunton | 84 |
| Henry Dunton | 84 |
| Emma Dunton | 77 |
| Annie Dunton | 66 |
| Emily Dunton | 63 |
| Jane Dunton | 63 |
| Edward Dunton | 61 |
| Alfred Dunton | 56 |
| Eliza Dunton | 55 |
| Alice Dunton | 54 |
| Arthur Dunton | 53 |
| Robert Dunton | 49 |
| Samuel Dunton | 49 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denton | 83% | 40,062 |
| 2 | Dunton | 100% | 4,659 |
| 3 | Dainton | 71% | 3,115 |
| 4 | Danton | 83% | 1,619 |
| 5 | Daunton | 86% | 1,115 |
| 6 | Dinton | 83% | 293 |
| 7 | Donton | 83% | 293 |
| 8 | Dounton | 86% | 160 |
| 9 | Denten | 67% | 111 |
The surname Dunton is the 2nd most popular variant of Denton.