Sexton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sexton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sexton family

Profession Census Frequency
School 356
Labourer 32
Farm Labourer 29
General Labourer 27
Dressmaker 20
General Servant (domestic) 17
No Occupation 17
None 16
Domestic Servant 15
Cook (domestic) 14
Laundress 13
Clerk 12
Private Means 11
Housekeeper 11
House Painter 10
Nil 10
Scholar 10
At School 10
Dress Maker 9
General Servant Domestic 9
Shop Assistant 9
Coal Miner Hewer 9
Gardener Domestic 8
Jobbing Gardener 8
Soldier 8

Sexton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sexton 100% 15,967
2 Saxton 83% 12,698
3 Sixton 83% 236
4 Suxton 83% 116

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The surname Sexton is the most popular version of all its varients

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