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 | 82 |
| Buckinghamshire | 120 |
| Berkshire | 306 |
| Cambridgeshire | 22 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 150 |
| Cornwall | 27 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 278 |
| Devon | 87 |
| Dorset | 15 |
| Durham | 110 |
| Essex | 62 |
| Gloucestershire | 227 |
| Hampshire | 300 |
| Herefordshire | 24 |
| Hertfordshire | 120 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 36 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 369 |
| Lancashire | 488 |
| Leicestershire | 639 |
| Lincolnshire | 116 |
| London | 1,781 |
| Middlesex | 244 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 164 |
| Northamptonshire | 224 |
| Nottinghamshire | 193 |
| Oxfordshire | 69 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 36 |
| Shropshire | 300 |
| Suffolk | 61 |
| Somerset | 200 |
| Surrey | 262 |
| Sussex | 486 |
| Staffordshire | 748 |
| Warwickshire | 462 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 501 |
| Worcestershire | 315 |
| Yorkshire | 196 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 49 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 12 |
| Monmouthshire | 44 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,724 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 296 |
| Labourer | 173 |
| General Servant | 115 |
| Domestic Servant | 108 |
| Laundress | 71 |
| Ag Labourer | 64 |
| Dress Maker | 61 |
| Carpenter | 59 |
| Coal Miner | 54 |
| Annuitant | 49 |
| Gardener | 47 |
| House Keeper | 44 |
| Farm Labourer | 41 |
| Shoe Maker | 40 |
| Servant | 39 |
| No Occupation | 37 |
| Farm Servant | 36 |
| Cook | 30 |
| Blacksmith | 29 |
| General Servant Domestic | 28 |
| Grocer | 26 |
| Wife Of Above | 25 |
| Tailor | 24 |
| Butcher | 23 |
| 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 |