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 32
Agricultural Labourer 5
General Servant 4
House Servant 4
Governess 4
House Keeper 3
Annuitant 3
Ag Lab 3
Farmer Son 3
Brewer 2
Dress Maker 2
Organist 2
Grocer 2
Farm Labourer 2
Servant 2
Clerk 2
Tailoress 2
At Home 2
Tobacconist 2
Farm Lab 2
Landed Proprietor 2
Shoe Maker 2
Farmer Of 420 Acres Employing 14 Labourer 1
Farmer Of 500 Acres Employing 24 Labourer 1
Railway Labourer's Wife 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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