Horton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Horton Name Meaning: Habitational from any of the number of places with this name.A majority are named from old english horh 'slime' or horn 'dirt'.A common place name mainly meaning 'muddy farmstead'.

The name is of english origin.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Horton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Horton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 876
Agricultural Labourer 225
Labourer 147
House Servant 125
At Home 76
Servant 69
Farm Labourer 64
Dress Maker 49
General Servant 38
Laundress 37
Nailor 33
Ag Labourer 30
Ag Lab 27
Annuitant 26
Coal Miner 24
Carpenter 23
House Keeper 23
Errand Boy 22
Pauper 21
Blacksmith 21
Weaver 20
Scholar At Home 20
Nail Maker 18
Shoe Maker 16
Tailor 16

Horton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Horton 100% 77,203
2 Harton 83% 6,016
3 Hurton 83% 1,478
4 Hartin 67% 1,075
5 Herton 83% 920
6 Whorton 86% 815
7 Hortin 83% 456
8 Horten 83% 343
9 Hirton 83% 231
10 Hearton 71% 209
11 Harten 67% 136

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

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