Leighton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Leighton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Leighton family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 37
General Labourer 37
General Servant Domestic 25
Scholar 25
Coal Miner Hewer 23
Cook Domestic 22
Dress Maker 21
Farmer 19
Cotton Weaver 16
Commercial Clerk 15
Domestic Servant 14
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 11
Agricultural Labourer 10
School 10
Dressmaker 9
House Keeper Domestic 8
Coal Hewer 8
Housemaid Domestic 7
School Teacher 7
School Boy 7
Blacksmith 7
Laundress Wash 7
Coal Miner C Hewer 7
Boot Maker 6
Farmer's Son F Rel 6

Leighton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Leighton 100% 19,041
2 Layton 50% 18,991
3 Laughton 75% 9,869
4 Loughton 75% 4,469
5 Lighton 88% 2,363
6 Leyton 63% 942
7 Latten 38% 247
8 Lughton 75% 232
9 Lighten 75% 133

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

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