Urmston Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Urmston Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Urmston family

Profession Census Frequency
School 33
None 9
Cotton Weaver 6
Coal Miner Hewer 5
At Home 3
Cotton Frame Tenter 3
General Labourer 3
Horseman On Farm 3
At School 2
Calico Weaver 2
Coal Miner (hewer) 2
Colliery Labourer Below Ground 2
Farmer 2
Fireman 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Grocer Assistant 2
Housewife 2
Iron Founder 2
Iron Moulder 2
Labourer General 2
Mill Worker 2
Old Age Pensioner 2
Plumber 2
Servant 2
Tenter For Cotton Weaver 2

Urmston Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ormston 86% 3,384
2 Ormiston 75% 1,595
3 Armston 86% 1,579
4 Urmston 100% 1,147
5 Armstone 75% 173

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The surname Urmston is the 4th most popular variant of Ormston.

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