Wharton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wharton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wharton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 743
Coal Miner 101
General Labourer 52
Farmer 47
Living On Own Means 42
Dress Maker 41
Agricultural Labourer 40
Domestic Servant 33
Labourer 30
Cotton Weaver 27
Living On Her Own Means 26
Farm Labourer 26
General Servant Domestic 22
Joiner 20
General Servant 19
Gardener 16
Laundress 15
Blacksmith 15
Farm Servant 15
House Keeper 14
Grocer 12
Tailor 12
General Domestic Servant 11
Cotton Operative 11
Carter 10

Wharton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wharton 100% 30,556
2 Warton 86% 6,101
3 Whorton 86% 815
4 Wherton 86% 233
5 Wartin 71% 166
6 Warten 71% 118

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

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