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 | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 908 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 67 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 88 |
| Essex | 32 |
| Gloucestershire | 32 |
| Hampshire | 32 |
| Herefordshire | 28 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 17 |
| Lancashire | 3,624 |
| Leicestershire | 143 |
| Lincolnshire | 21 |
| London | 111 |
| Middlesex | 13 |
| Northumberland | 64 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 66 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 38 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 47 |
| Surrey | 20 |
| Sussex | 16 |
| Staffordshire | 164 |
| Warwickshire | 32 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 24 |
| Worcestershire | 23 |
| Yorkshire | 462 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 9 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 53 |
| Flintshire | 13 |
| Glamorgan | 25 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 979 |
| Cotton Weaver | 280 |
| Coal Miner | 77 |
| General Labourer | 59 |
| Dress Maker | 51 |
| Farmer | 49 |
| Labourer | 42 |
| Living On Own Means | 41 |
| Cotton Winder | 36 |
| House Keeper | 36 |
| Carter | 31 |
| Cotton Piecer | 29 |
| Domestic Servant | 28 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 28 |
| Cotton Spinner | 28 |
| Weaver | 26 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 22 |
| Grocer | 21 |
| Joiner | 20 |
| General Servant Domestic | 19 |
| Clerk | 18 |
| Cotton Operative | 18 |
| Blacksmith | 17 |
| Warehouseman | 17 |
| 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 |