Appleton Name Meaning: Simply means 'apple town'.Also habitational for many of the places named Appleton. Old english aeppeltun 'orchard'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.People who lived or worked within the apple town/orchard would inherit the name.
Discover how your Appleton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 34 |
| Berkshire | 160 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 221 |
| Cornwall | 15 |
| Cumberland | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 16 |
| Devon | 24 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 508 |
| Essex | 341 |
| Gloucestershire | 49 |
| Hampshire | 285 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 18 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 271 |
| Lancashire | 1,816 |
| Leicestershire | 24 |
| Lincolnshire | 66 |
| London | 606 |
| Middlesex | 211 |
| Northumberland | 54 |
| Norfolk | 193 |
| Northamptonshire | 14 |
| Nottinghamshire | 47 |
| Oxfordshire | 29 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 14 |
| Somerset | 9 |
| Surrey | 165 |
| Sussex | 39 |
| Staffordshire | 86 |
| Warwickshire | 48 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 25 |
| Yorkshire | 1,064 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 10 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 38 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 682 |
| Farm Labourer | 44 |
| General Labourer | 41 |
| Private Means | 41 |
| Labourer | 37 |
| Clerk | 36 |
| Farmer | 33 |
| None | 32 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 31 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 29 |
| Dressmaker | 29 |
| At Home | 24 |
| Scholar | 23 |
| Domestic Servant | 22 |
| Laundress | 19 |
| Bricklayer | 19 |
| Joiner | 18 |
| House Painter | 17 |
| Assisting In The Business | 16 |
| At School | 16 |
| Carpenter | 16 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Shop Assistant | 14 |
| Tailoress | 13 |
| Housekeeper | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Appleton | 2,506 |
| Mary Appleton | 2,367 |
| John Appleton | 2,257 |
| Elizabeth Appleton | 1,681 |
| James Appleton | 1,361 |
| Thomas Appleton | 1,329 |
| George Appleton | 1,152 |
| Sarah Appleton | 1,057 |
| Jane Appleton | 853 |
| Ann Appleton | 852 |
| Henry Appleton | 797 |
| Charles Appleton | 650 |
| Alice Appleton | 592 |
| Margaret Appleton | 587 |
| Ellen Appleton | 568 |
| Joseph Appleton | 565 |
| Robert Appleton | 525 |
| Annie Appleton | 497 |
| Eliza Appleton | 487 |
| Edward Appleton | 461 |
| Samuel Appleton | 440 |
| Emma Appleton | 436 |
| Richard Appleton | 432 |
| Hannah Appleton | 420 |
| Martha Appleton | 412 |