Righton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Righton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Righton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 51
Farmers Son 8
Agricultural Labourer 7
Farmers Wife 6
Labourer 6
Farmers Daur 5
Farmers Daughter 4
Dress Maker 4
House Keeper 4
Tailor 3
Corn Dealer 2
Corn Dealer & Grocer 2
Land Proprietor 2
School Mistress 2
Cook 2
General Servant 2
House Servant 2
Lace Clipper 2
Lace Maker 2
Servant 2
Nurse 2
Ag Labourer 2
Ag Labourer Wife 1
Agriculture Labourer 1
Boot & Shoe Maker 1

Righton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wrighton 88% 6,148
2 Roughton 75% 4,549
3 Righton 100% 2,488
4 Raughton 75% 124
5 Reghton 86% 107

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The surname Righton is the 3rd most popular variant of Wrighton.

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