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 | 28 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 30 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 634 |
| Cornwall | 90 |
| Cumberland | 27 |
| Derbyshire | 384 |
| Devon | 248 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 89 |
| Essex | 65 |
| Gloucestershire | 40 |
| Hampshire | 51 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 57 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 111 |
| Lancashire | 5,880 |
| Leicestershire | 127 |
| Lincolnshire | 346 |
| London | 937 |
| Middlesex | 58 |
| Northumberland | 72 |
| Norfolk | 29 |
| Northamptonshire | 65 |
| Nottinghamshire | 146 |
| Oxfordshire | 32 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 57 |
| Shropshire | 35 |
| Suffolk | 11 |
| Somerset | 66 |
| Surrey | 74 |
| Sussex | 33 |
| Staffordshire | 215 |
| Warwickshire | 212 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 23 |
| Worcestershire | 49 |
| Yorkshire | 1,615 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 16 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 21 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 75 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 221 |
| Monmouthshire | 64 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,134 |
| Cotton Weaver | 393 |
| Labourer | 178 |
| Coal Miner | 149 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 142 |
| House Keeper | 131 |
| Domestic Servant | 95 |
| Dress Maker | 83 |
| Cotton Winder | 77 |
| General Servant | 73 |
| Laundress | 67 |
| Carter | 54 |
| Cotton Spinner | 54 |
| Annuitant | 50 |
| Silk Weaver | 49 |
| Joiner | 45 |
| Servant | 43 |
| Farm Servant | 41 |
| Cotton Piecer | 39 |
| Weaver | 38 |
| Blacksmith | 36 |
| Gardener | 32 |
| Cotton Operative | 31 |
| Farm Labourer | 29 |
| Miner | 28 |
| 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 |