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 | 94 |
| Buckinghamshire | 132 |
| Berkshire | 314 |
| Cambridgeshire | 35 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 235 |
| Cornwall | 14 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 299 |
| Devon | 63 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 156 |
| Essex | 162 |
| Gloucestershire | 194 |
| Hampshire | 341 |
| Herefordshire | 18 |
| Hertfordshire | 152 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 45 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 350 |
| Lancashire | 737 |
| Leicestershire | 835 |
| Lincolnshire | 124 |
| London | 2,101 |
| Middlesex | 269 |
| Northumberland | 15 |
| Norfolk | 158 |
| Northamptonshire | 256 |
| Nottinghamshire | 248 |
| Oxfordshire | 97 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 45 |
| Shropshire | 313 |
| Suffolk | 56 |
| Somerset | 204 |
| Surrey | 290 |
| Sussex | 519 |
| Staffordshire | 883 |
| Warwickshire | 603 |
| Westmorland | 10 |
| Wiltshire | 475 |
| Worcestershire | 336 |
| Yorkshire | 407 |
| Anglesey | 13 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 8 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 73 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 63 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,386 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 267 |
| General Labourer | 119 |
| Labourer | 119 |
| Domestic Servant | 118 |
| Dress Maker | 115 |
| Coal Miner | 104 |
| General Servant | 86 |
| Farm Labourer | 73 |
| Laundress | 71 |
| Annuitant | 61 |
| Carpenter | 47 |
| General Servant Domestic | 43 |
| No Occupation | 40 |
| Gardener | 37 |
| House Keeper | 36 |
| Bricklayer | 33 |
| Charwoman | 31 |
| Farmers Son | 31 |
| Servant | 30 |
| Painter | 29 |
| General Domestic Servant | 26 |
| None | 26 |
| Shoe Maker | 26 |
| Boot Maker | 25 |
| 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 |