Rushton Name Meaning: Habitational for any of a number of places named 'Rushton'. Old English 'rysc' rushes + 'tun' settlement.
This may indicate somebody that lived near a farm where 'rushes' are grown or an area surrounded with them. Aswell as 'hay' rushes were very important for things like 'thatching','torch-light' & 'floor covering'.
Discover how your Rushton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 0 |
Berkshire | 17 |
Cambridgeshire | 2 |
Channel Islands | 0 |
Cheshire | 184 |
Cornwall | 2 |
Cumberland | 2 |
Derbyshire | 46 |
Devon | 9 |
Dorset | 3 |
Durham | 13 |
Essex | 11 |
Gloucestershire | 4 |
Hampshire | 3 |
Herefordshire | 0 |
Hertfordshire | 3 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 4 |
Kent | 11 |
Lancashire | 2,338 |
Leicestershire | 16 |
Lincolnshire | 85 |
London | 183 |
Middlesex | 0 |
Northumberland | 21 |
Norfolk | 0 |
Northamptonshire | 13 |
Nottinghamshire | 75 |
Oxfordshire | 8 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 147 |
Suffolk | 0 |
Somerset | 1 |
Surrey | 8 |
Sussex | 16 |
Staffordshire | 970 |
Warwickshire | 110 |
Westmorland | 18 |
Wiltshire | 1 |
Worcestershire | 79 |
Yorkshire | 481 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 8 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 4 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 2 |
Monmouthshire | 7 |
Pembrokeshire | 3 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 846 |
Cotton Weaver | 283 |
Coal Miner | 106 |
Labourer | 90 |
House Keeper | 80 |
Agricultural Labourer | 41 |
Collier | 32 |
Cotton Winder | 31 |
Wife Of Above | 31 |
Cotton Spinner | 29 |
Dress Maker | 26 |
Weaver | 26 |
General Servant | 22 |
Domestic Servant | 22 |
Blacksmith | 19 |
Shoe Maker | 19 |
Laundress | 18 |
Worsted Weaver | 17 |
Carter | 16 |
Charwoman | 16 |
No Occupation | 15 |
Silk Weaver | 15 |
Grocer | 15 |
Potter | 14 |
Joiner | 13 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Rushton | 3,106 |
William Rushton | 2,858 |
John Rushton | 2,854 |
Elizabeth Rushton | 1,889 |
Thomas Rushton | 1,787 |
James Rushton | 1,690 |
Sarah Rushton | 1,657 |
George Rushton | 1,251 |
Ann Rushton | 1,018 |
Jane Rushton | 1,013 |
Alice Rushton | 950 |
Joseph Rushton | 940 |
Ellen Rushton | 722 |
Margaret Rushton | 683 |
Hannah Rushton | 681 |
Henry Rushton | 669 |
Robert Rushton | 627 |
Martha Rushton | 619 |
Annie Rushton | 578 |
Charles Rushton | 513 |
Samuel Rushton | 508 |
Edward Rushton | 487 |
Eliza Rushton | 482 |
Richard Rushton | 420 |
Arthur Rushton | 408 |