The Ayrton Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Ayrton family.

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The Ayrton Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Ayrton
1841 Census9
1851 Census82
1861 Census160
1871 Census222
1881 Census411
1891 Census373
1901 Census444

Most Frequent Forenames for the Ayrton Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Ayrton 3 12 14 14 29 16 32
Mary Ayrton 0 6 14 17 32 27 21
John Ayrton 0 5 9 11 28 23 23
Elizabeth Ayrton 0 3 12 14 14 15 15
Sarah Ayrton 0 2 6 16 19 17 14
Thomas Ayrton 0 3 6 12 16 12 12
Margaret Ayrton 0 2 1 6 8 17 14
Henry Ayrton 0 3 4 7 13 9 6
Annie Ayrton 0 0 0 4 14 10 14
James Ayrton 1 1 5 4 9 9 11
Richard Ayrton 0 0 3 6 12 8 7
Jane Ayrton 0 4 6 4 10 6 7
Robert Ayrton 0 3 4 4 9 11 6
Emma Ayrton 0 2 2 4 12 8 6
Ellen Ayrton 0 2 1 3 9 8 8
Alice Ayrton 0 4 3 3 8 6 6
Ann Ayrton 0 3 5 6 8 5 3
George Ayrton 2 1 3 3 8 7 6
Joseph Ayrton 0 0 1 3 6 7 6
Agnes Ayrton 0 3 1 3 3 5 7

Your Family History Search

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Etymology and History of the Surname: Ayrton

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