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

Weston Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Weston family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,128
Agricultural Labourer 220
General Labourer 188
Coal Miner 135
Domestic Servant 117
Dress Maker 108
Living On Own Means 101
Labourer 101
Living On Her Own Means 77
General Servant 77
Farm Labourer 73
Farmer 72
Laundress 69
General Servant Domestic 60
Carpenter 49
Clerk 41
Gardener 37
Tailor 37
General Domestic Servant 35
Painter 35
Shoe Maker 35
Brick Layer 32
House Keeper 32
Cook Domestic Servant 28
Farm Servant 27

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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