Watton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Watton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Watton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 302
Labourer 29
General Labourer 24
Agricultural Labourer 19
Coal Miner 17
Dress Maker 14
Laundress 14
Domestic Servant 11
Cotton Weaver 10
General Servant 9
Cotton Factory Operative 8
Tailoress 7
Bricklayer 6
Worsted Weaver 5
Brick Layer 5
Railway Porter 5
Jeweller 5
Clerk 4
Cook 4
Gardener 4
No Occupation 4
Farm Labourer 4
Brick Maker 4
Carpenter 4
Brickyard Labourer 4

Watton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wootton 71% 20,901
2 Watton 100% 14,124
3 Wotton 83% 7,436
4 Witton 83% 5,946
5 Wetton 83% 5,505
6 Wootten 57% 4,690
7 Waton 83% 1,904
8 Witten 67% 1,679
9 Watten 83% 430
10 Wotten 67% 294
11 Wetten 67% 143
12 Wattin 83% 134

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The surname Watton is the 2nd most popular variant of Wootton.

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