Ashton Name Meaning: Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'aesctun', 'aesc'(meaning ash)and 'tun (meaning town).
A surname which may have been given to someone who lived or came from a town with ash trees growing in it. May have also been taken from a placed named Ashton.
Discover how your Ashton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 20 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 38 |
| Channel Islands | 16 |
| Cheshire | 627 |
| Cornwall | 82 |
| Cumberland | 14 |
| Derbyshire | 402 |
| Devon | 221 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 57 |
| Essex | 59 |
| Gloucestershire | 24 |
| Hampshire | 37 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 66 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 87 |
| Lancashire | 5,164 |
| Leicestershire | 100 |
| Lincolnshire | 349 |
| London | 683 |
| Middlesex | 31 |
| Northumberland | 47 |
| Norfolk | 43 |
| Northamptonshire | 49 |
| Nottinghamshire | 141 |
| Oxfordshire | 30 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 66 |
| Shropshire | 64 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 47 |
| Surrey | 29 |
| Sussex | 31 |
| Staffordshire | 189 |
| Warwickshire | 186 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 26 |
| Worcestershire | 31 |
| Yorkshire | 1,315 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 11 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 51 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 224 |
| Monmouthshire | 16 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 6 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,671 |
| Cotton Weaver | 358 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 184 |
| Coal Miner | 126 |
| Labourer | 109 |
| House Keeper | 102 |
| House Servant | 95 |
| Carter | 85 |
| Dress Maker | 76 |
| Silk Weaver | 75 |
| Servant | 64 |
| Cotton Spinner | 64 |
| Cotton Winder | 55 |
| Cotton Piecer | 50 |
| Laundress | 45 |
| General Servant | 43 |
| Cotton Reeler | 41 |
| Wife Of Above | 35 |
| Joiner | 32 |
| Tailor | 30 |
| Butcher | 29 |
| Nurse | 28 |
| Grocer | 27 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 27 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 26 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ashton | 7,758 |
| John Ashton | 7,302 |
| William Ashton | 6,459 |
| Elizabeth Ashton | 4,761 |
| Thomas Ashton | 4,606 |
| James Ashton | 4,226 |
| Sarah Ashton | 3,968 |
| George Ashton | 2,939 |
| Ann Ashton | 2,837 |
| Joseph Ashton | 2,673 |
| Jane Ashton | 2,169 |
| Alice Ashton | 1,952 |
| Ellen Ashton | 1,933 |
| Margaret Ashton | 1,766 |
| Henry Ashton | 1,731 |
| Richard Ashton | 1,647 |
| Hannah Ashton | 1,618 |
| Samuel Ashton | 1,517 |
| Annie Ashton | 1,403 |
| Charles Ashton | 1,341 |
| Robert Ashton | 1,305 |
| Martha Ashton | 1,256 |
| Edward Ashton | 1,238 |
| Eliza Ashton | 1,144 |
| Emma Ashton | 1,132 |