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
General Labourer 139
Living On Own Means 136
General Servant Domestic 85
Dress Maker 80
Scholar 69
Farmer 67
Cook Domestic 57
Coal Miner Hewer 45
Housemaid Domestic 39
Carpenter 36
House Maid Domestic 35
Agricultural Labourer 34
Domestic Servant 33
Laundress Wash 33
Servant Domestic 30
Dressmaker 29
Blacksmith 28
House Keeper Domestic 27
House Painter 26
School 26
Chain Maker 24
Iron Moulder 23
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 23
Brick Layer 22
Gardener Domestic 21

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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