| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 6 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 10 |
| Essex | 27 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 9 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 31 |
| London | 48 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 52 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 10 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 20 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 46 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 8 |
| Farm Labourer | 4 |
| Baronets Daughter | 3 |
| Milk Seller | 3 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Coal Miner | 2 |
| Labourer In Iron Works | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Nurse | 2 |
| Calf Kid Dresser | 1 |
| Farm Labourer Ind | 1 |
| Grocer | 1 |
| Indoor Farm Servant | 1 |
| Joiner & Prepared Frame | 1 |
| Joiner Journeyman | 1 |
| Farmer 56 Acres Employing 2 Labourer | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| Laundress | 1 |
| Master Tailor | 1 |
| Pork Butcher | 1 |
| Shop Assistant | 1 |
| Tailor Master | 1 |
| Waiting For Situation | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Lighton | 179 |
| William Lighton | 163 |
| John Lighton | 157 |
| Elizabeth Lighton | 114 |
| James Lighton | 112 |
| Thomas Lighton | 77 |
| George Lighton | 71 |
| Sarah Lighton | 65 |
| Robert Lighton | 58 |
| Jane Lighton | 52 |
| Ann Lighton | 51 |
| Edward Lighton | 45 |
| Eliza Lighton | 42 |
| Henry Lighton | 39 |
| Charles Lighton | 37 |
| Richard Lighton | 34 |
| Joseph Lighton | 32 |
| Alfred Lighton | 26 |
| Emma Lighton | 26 |
| Margaret Lighton | 26 |
| Ellen Lighton | 25 |
| Walter Lighton | 24 |
| Hannah Lighton | 23 |
| Emily Lighton | 21 |
| Fanny Lighton | 20 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leighton | 88% | 19,041 |
| 2 | Laughton | 75% | 9,869 |
| 3 | Loughton | 75% | 4,469 |
| 4 | Lighton | 100% | 2,363 |
| 5 | Lytton | 57% | 324 |
| 6 | Lughton | 86% | 232 |
| 7 | Lyton | 57% | 171 |
| 8 | Lighten | 86% | 133 |
The surname Lighton is the 4th most popular variant of Leighton.