Witton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Witton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Witton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 101
Agricultural Labourer 42
Labourer 15
Dress Maker 13
At Home 13
House Servant 11
Farm Labourer 8
Button Maker 8
General Servant 7
Servant 6
Shoe Maker 5
Tailor 5
Annuitant 5
Carpenter 5
Farmer's Son 4
Hand Loom Weaver Silk 4
Nurse 4
Frame Work Knitter 4
Cord Wainer 3
Labourer Wife 3
Laundress 3
Coal Miner 3
Miner Stone 3
Nailer 3
Stone Miner 3

Witton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wootton 71% 20,901
2 Watton 83% 14,124
3 Whitton 86% 10,128
4 Wotton 83% 7,436
5 Witton 100% 5,946
6 Wetton 83% 5,505
7 Wootten 57% 4,690
8 Witten 83% 1,679
9 Watten 67% 430
10 Whiton 67% 294
11 Wotten 67% 294
12 Wetten 67% 143
13 Wattin 67% 134
14 Witon 83% 129

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The surname Witton is the 5th most popular variant of Wootton.

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