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

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

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

Weston Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Weston 100% 88,400
2 Owston 67% 1,590
3 Wiston 83% 980
4 Waston 83% 851
5 Westen 83% 359
6 Westin 83% 131

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The surname Weston is the most popular version of all its varients

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