| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 88 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 19 |
| Derbyshire | 18 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 200 |
| Essex | 12 |
| Gloucestershire | 47 |
| Hampshire | 18 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 23 |
| Lancashire | 151 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 50 |
| London | 172 |
| Middlesex | 32 |
| Northumberland | 160 |
| Norfolk | 22 |
| Northamptonshire | 10 |
| Nottinghamshire | 41 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 135 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 5 |
| Staffordshire | 125 |
| Warwickshire | 20 |
| Westmorland | 47 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 19 |
| Yorkshire | 235 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 16 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 306 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 40 |
| Coal Miner | 30 |
| House Servant | 18 |
| House Keeper | 12 |
| Blacksmith | 12 |
| General Servant | 11 |
| Dress Maker | 11 |
| Labourer | 10 |
| Domestic Servant | 8 |
| Carter | 7 |
| Joiner | 7 |
| Cotton Weaver | 7 |
| Farmer | 7 |
| Tailor | 7 |
| Housekeeper | 6 |
| Inn Keeper | 6 |
| Servant | 5 |
| Forgeman | 5 |
| Iron Moulder | 5 |
| Landed Proprietor | 5 |
| Shoe Maker | 5 |
| Gardener | 5 |
| Grocer | 4 |
| House Maid | 4 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Leighton | 1,204 |
| William Leighton | 1,187 |
| Mary Leighton | 1,148 |
| Elizabeth Leighton | 856 |
| George Leighton | 722 |
| Thomas Leighton | 678 |
| Sarah Leighton | 557 |
| James Leighton | 547 |
| Robert Leighton | 515 |
| Jane Leighton | 488 |
| Ann Leighton | 416 |
| Margaret Leighton | 384 |
| Annie Leighton | 340 |
| Joseph Leighton | 303 |
| Charles Leighton | 294 |
| Henry Leighton | 259 |
| Eliza Leighton | 255 |
| Samuel Leighton | 251 |
| Alice Leighton | 229 |
| Ellen Leighton | 223 |
| Frederick Leighton | 222 |
| Richard Leighton | 212 |
| Edward Leighton | 211 |
| Hannah Leighton | 207 |
| Isabella Leighton | 177 |
| 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 |
The surname Leighton is the most popular version of all its varients