Houlton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Houlton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Houlton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 117
Agricultural Labourer 23
Domestic Servant 7
Labourer 6
General Servant 5
Coal Miner 5
Dress Maker 5
Carpenter 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Miner 4
Annuitant 3
Baker 3
Bricklayer 3
Bricklayer Labourer 3
Farmers Son 3
Cotton Operative 3
No Occupation 3
Smallware Dealer 3
Farm Labourer 3
Farm Servant 3
Grocer 2
Pork Butcher 2
Retired 2
Shepherd 2
Filter 2

Houlton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hilton 71% 70,760
2 Holton 86% 12,983
3 Halton 71% 12,953
4 Houlton 100% 5,105
5 Hulton 86% 4,957
6 Helton 71% 1,286
7 Holten 71% 427
8 Holtin 71% 140
9 Haulton 86% 110

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The surname Houlton is the 4th most popular variant of Hilton.

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