Singleton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Singleton Name Meaning: Locational from one of two places named 'singleton'.Derives from old English sengel 'burnt clearing' + tun 'settlement'.

May indicate inhabitants of the 'settlement in the burnt clearing'. The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin,with the first recorded spelling to be that of 'Ughtred De Sinleton',dated 1190.

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Singleton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Singleton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 479
Agricultural Labourer 86
House Servant 67
At Home 54
Labourer 46
Farm Labourer 41
Servant 34
Dress Maker 25
Farmer 24
Farmers Son 23
Annuitant 22
House Keeper 20
Handloom Weaver Woolen 20
Coal Miner 19
Farmers Wife 19
Cotton Weaver 16
Power Loom Weaver 16
General Servant 15
Ag Labourer 15
Laundress 15
Glover 15
Shoe Maker 14
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 14
Stone Mason 14
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 12

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