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
Living On Own Means 26
General Labourer 25
Bricklayer 18
Dress Maker 15
Scholar 14
Laundress Wash 11
Hawker 10
Tailoress 10
General Servant Domestic 10
Laundress 9
Agricultural Labourer 9
Domestic Servant 8
School Girl 8
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Farmer 7
Cook Domestic 5
Domestic 5
Housemaid Domestic 5
Servant Domestic 5
Dressmaker 5
Railway Clerk 5
Bricklayer Labourer 5
Brick Layer 5
Nurse Domestic 4
Canal Boatman Barge 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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