Warburton Name Meaning: Thought to have derived from the female name 'Waerburg', which comprises of 'waer' meaning pledge and similarly 'burh' meaning fortress with 'tun', meaning settlement.
Believed to have been first introduced after the Norman Conquest. A name often given to someone from a place of the same name.
Discover how your Warburton 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 | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 945 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 21 |
| Derbyshire | 21 |
| Devon | 7 |
| Dorset | 15 |
| Durham | 7 |
| Essex | 11 |
| Gloucestershire | 9 |
| Hampshire | 8 |
| Herefordshire | 53 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 9 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 2,902 |
| Leicestershire | 75 |
| Lincolnshire | 11 |
| London | 103 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 14 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 52 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 27 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 29 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 9 |
| Staffordshire | 109 |
| Warwickshire | 23 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 28 |
| Worcestershire | 23 |
| Yorkshire | 393 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 33 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 759 |
| Cotton Weaver | 170 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 68 |
| Labourer | 53 |
| House Servant | 45 |
| House Keeper | 45 |
| Coal Miner | 43 |
| Cotton Winder | 36 |
| Carter | 35 |
| Dress Maker | 33 |
| Servant | 33 |
| Blacksmith | 32 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 31 |
| Cotton Spinner | 28 |
| Farmer | 25 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 22 |
| Cotton Piecer | 21 |
| General Servant | 21 |
| Wife Of Above | 20 |
| Laundress | 16 |
| Warehouseman | 16 |
| Cotton Powerloom Weaver | 15 |
| Cotton Reeler | 15 |
| Grocer | 14 |
| Woollen Weaver | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Warburton | 3,765 |
| John Warburton | 3,303 |
| William Warburton | 2,685 |
| Elizabeth Warburton | 2,193 |
| James Warburton | 2,147 |
| Thomas Warburton | 2,125 |
| Sarah Warburton | 2,038 |
| George Warburton | 1,347 |
| Joseph Warburton | 1,255 |
| Alice Warburton | 1,217 |
| Ann Warburton | 1,136 |
| Jane Warburton | 902 |
| Ellen Warburton | 824 |
| Samuel Warburton | 758 |
| Margaret Warburton | 750 |
| Annie Warburton | 723 |
| Hannah Warburton | 697 |
| Martha Warburton | 694 |
| Henry Warburton | 690 |
| Robert Warburton | 645 |
| Richard Warburton | 596 |
| Emma Warburton | 527 |
| Charles Warburton | 520 |
| Eliza Warburton | 471 |
| Peter Warburton | 450 |