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 1,789
General Labourer 157
Agricultural Labourer 123
Coal Miner 119
Domestic Servant 99
Dress Maker 98
Living On Own Means 86
Living On Her Own Means 74
Labourer 68
General Servant 66
General Servant Domestic 65
Farmer 64
Farm Labourer 59
Butcher 41
Grocer 38
Laundress 38
Blacksmith 37
Farm Servant 36
Errand Boy 35
Clerk 33
Gardener 32
House Keeper 30
Carpenter 27
General Domestic Servant 27
Dressmaker 27

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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