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 56
Labourer 8
Agricultural Labourer 8
Domestic Servant 6
General Servant 6
Farmer's Wife 6
Annuitant 5
Farmer's Son 5
Professor Of Music 3
Laundress 3
Draper's Assistant 2
Grocer's Assistant 2
Milliner 2
Tailoress 2
Joiner 2
Railway Clerk 2
Dressmaker 2
Labourer's Wife 2
Farm Labourer 2
Farm Labourer's Wife 2
Gardeners Labourer 2
Carpenter 2
Farm Servant 2
Farmer's Daughter 2
Farmers Daughter 2

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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