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'.
Discover how your Weston 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 | 76 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 21 |
Channel Islands | 9 |
Cheshire | 162 |
Cornwall | 9 |
Cumberland | 0 |
Derbyshire | 244 |
Devon | 66 |
Dorset | 26 |
Durham | 20 |
Essex | 37 |
Gloucestershire | 192 |
Hampshire | 223 |
Herefordshire | 18 |
Hertfordshire | 52 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 50 |
Isle of Man | 2 |
Kent | 258 |
Lancashire | 227 |
Leicestershire | 464 |
Lincolnshire | 132 |
London | 1,007 |
Middlesex | 133 |
Northumberland | 19 |
Norfolk | 133 |
Northamptonshire | 173 |
Nottinghamshire | 91 |
Oxfordshire | 108 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 50 |
Shropshire | 284 |
Suffolk | 39 |
Somerset | 159 |
Surrey | 127 |
Sussex | 420 |
Staffordshire | 459 |
Warwickshire | 345 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 383 |
Worcestershire | 197 |
Yorkshire | 86 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 11 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 1 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 1 |
Flintshire | 4 |
Glamorgan | 6 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 17 |
Monmouthshire | 15 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 2 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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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 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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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 |