Herton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Herton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Herton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 47
Agricultural Labourer 4
General Labourer 4
Coal Miner 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Agricultural Fore Man 3
Carpenter 3
Engineer Labourer 3
Domestic Servant 2
Servant Domestic 2
Apprentice Doing Iron Works 2
Driver 2
Painter 2
Print Works 2
Laundress 2
Keeper 2
Tailoress 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Barmaid Inn 1
Brick Layer's Labourer 1
Dom Serv 1
Draper's Buyer 1
House Decorator 1
Relief Stamper 1
Tailor Pen Harder 1

Herton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Horton 83% 77,203
2 Harton 83% 6,016
3 Hurton 83% 1,478
4 Hartin 67% 1,075
5 Herton 100% 920
6 Hortin 67% 456
7 Horten 67% 343
8 Hirton 83% 231
9 Hearton 86% 209
10 Harten 67% 136

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The surname Herton is the 5th most popular variant of Horton.

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