Houghton Name Meaning: From Old English 'hoh' meaning ridge or spur & 'tun' meaning enclosure or settlement. Name given to those who came from the many places so called - in at least fourteen counties
First found in Cheshire from ancient times. They were granted the lands of Houghton from William the Conqueror for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings.
Discover how your Houghton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 188 |
| Buckinghamshire | 32 |
| Berkshire | 20 |
| Cambridgeshire | 115 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 677 |
| Cornwall | 54 |
| Cumberland | 41 |
| Derbyshire | 143 |
| Devon | 40 |
| Dorset | 23 |
| Durham | 149 |
| Essex | 252 |
| Gloucestershire | 126 |
| Hampshire | 410 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 39 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 38 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 188 |
| Lancashire | 5,496 |
| Leicestershire | 231 |
| Lincolnshire | 358 |
| London | 955 |
| Middlesex | 178 |
| Northumberland | 66 |
| Norfolk | 149 |
| Northamptonshire | 483 |
| Nottinghamshire | 156 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 38 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 147 |
| Somerset | 35 |
| Surrey | 127 |
| Sussex | 63 |
| Staffordshire | 256 |
| Warwickshire | 638 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 323 |
| Yorkshire | 845 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 27 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 53 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 30 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 211 |
| General Labourer | 187 |
| Living On Own Means | 139 |
| General Servant Domestic | 111 |
| Dress Maker | 86 |
| Farmer | 76 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 63 |
| Scholar | 60 |
| Domestic Servant | 49 |
| Laundress Wash | 44 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 41 |
| Cook Domestic | 37 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 37 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 34 |
| Bricklayer | 31 |
| Charwoman | 31 |
| Farm Labourer | 31 |
| Carpenter | 29 |
| Coal Miner | 29 |
| Laundress | 25 |
| Coal Hewer | 25 |
| School | 25 |
| Cotton Spinner | 23 |
| House Painter | 22 |
| Cotton Winder | 22 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Houghton | 5,120 |
| William Houghton | 5,040 |
| John Houghton | 4,600 |
| Thomas Houghton | 3,315 |
| Elizabeth Houghton | 3,264 |
| James Houghton | 2,886 |
| George Houghton | 2,629 |
| Sarah Houghton | 2,404 |
| Ann Houghton | 1,844 |
| Ellen Houghton | 1,630 |
| Henry Houghton | 1,620 |
| Jane Houghton | 1,533 |
| Alice Houghton | 1,503 |
| Joseph Houghton | 1,454 |
| Margaret Houghton | 1,357 |
| Charles Houghton | 1,322 |
| Annie Houghton | 989 |
| Edward Houghton | 954 |
| Robert Houghton | 927 |
| Richard Houghton | 891 |
| Eliza Houghton | 850 |
| Emma Houghton | 789 |
| Hannah Houghton | 737 |
| Arthur Houghton | 715 |
| Martha Houghton | 706 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houghton | 100% | 76,054 |
| 2 | Haughton | 88% | 12,963 |
| 3 | Highton | 75% | 5,120 |
| 4 | Hawton | 50% | 2,805 |
| 5 | Hawtin | 38% | 2,644 |
| 6 | Heighton | 75% | 2,336 |
| 7 | Haighton | 75% | 1,127 |
| 8 | Hoghton | 88% | 1,043 |
| 9 | Hughton | 88% | 758 |
| 10 | Hawten | 38% | 545 |
| 11 | Houghten | 88% | 493 |
The surname Houghton is the most popular version of all its varients