Weston Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Weston Name Meaning : This is a habitational name from any of a number of places named 'Weston'.
Old English west 'west' + tun 'settlement'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.A famous bearer in 1622 was 'Richard Weston',a well known 'Agriculturist' who introduced 'canal locks' & 'crop rotation'.
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
39
77
116
155
193
232
271
309
348
387
425
Buckinghamshire
76
Brecknockshire
11
Carnarvonshire
1
Cambridgeshire
21
Channel Islands
9
Cheshire
162
Cornwall
9
Derbyshire
244
Denbighshire
1
Devon
66
Dorset
26
Durham
20
Essex
37
Flintshire
4
Glamorgan
6
Gloucestershire
192
Hampshire
223
Herefordshire
18
Hertfordshire
52
Hunts and Rutland
50
Isle of Man
2
Kent
258
Lancashire
227
Leicestershire
464
Lincolnshire
132
London
1,007
Middlesex
133
Montgomeryshire
17
Monmouthshire
15
Northumberland
19
Norfolk
133
Northamptonshire
173
Nottinghamshire
91
Oxfordshire
108
Radnorshire
2
Shropshire
284
Suffolk
39
Somerset
159
Surrey
127
Sussex
420
Staffordshire
459
Warwickshire
345
Wiltshire
383
Worcestershire
197
Yorkshire
86
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Berkshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Cumberland
0
Merionethshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Westmorland
0
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Weston Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Weston family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
356
Female Servant
250
Independent
199
Male Servant
131
Labourer
115
Farmer
104
Shoe Maker
58
Carpenter
35
Tailor
33
Butcher
32
Frame Work Knitter
27
Dress Maker
26
Gardener
24
Nailor
21
Blacksmith
21
Servant
17
Baker
16
Painter
15
Coal Miner
15
Milliner
14
Grocer
14
Ag Labourer
14
Apprentice
13
Pauper
13
Basket Maker
13
Most Frequent Forenames for Weston
Name
Census Frequency
William Weston
5,674
Mary Weston
5,190
John Weston
4,726
Elizabeth Weston
3,497
Thomas Weston
3,355
George Weston
3,349
Sarah Weston
3,003
James Weston
2,388
Henry Weston
1,999
Charles Weston
1,938
Ann Weston
1,769
Jane Weston
1,580
Joseph Weston
1,395
Eliza Weston
1,372
Emma Weston
1,269
Ellen Weston
1,235
Annie Weston
1,198
Alice Weston
1,181
Edward Weston
1,114
Frederick Weston
1,078
Alfred Weston
1,000
Emily Weston
980
Arthur Weston
962
Richard Weston
940
Robert Weston
917
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