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 | 121 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 34 |
| Cambridgeshire | 22 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 847 |
| Cornwall | 62 |
| Cumberland | 21 |
| Derbyshire | 443 |
| Devon | 288 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 215 |
| Essex | 277 |
| Gloucestershire | 98 |
| Hampshire | 112 |
| Herefordshire | 16 |
| Hertfordshire | 34 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 32 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 223 |
| Lancashire | 7,915 |
| Leicestershire | 155 |
| Lincolnshire | 440 |
| London | 1,148 |
| Middlesex | 254 |
| Northumberland | 87 |
| Norfolk | 44 |
| Northamptonshire | 101 |
| Nottinghamshire | 218 |
| Oxfordshire | 37 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 32 |
| Shropshire | 63 |
| Suffolk | 35 |
| Somerset | 99 |
| Surrey | 103 |
| Sussex | 61 |
| Staffordshire | 315 |
| Warwickshire | 312 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 50 |
| Worcestershire | 66 |
| Yorkshire | 2,342 |
| Anglesey | 11 |
| Brecknockshire | 21 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 31 |
| Carmarthenshire | 22 |
| Denbighshire | 21 |
| Flintshire | 15 |
| Glamorgan | 362 |
| Merionethshire | 13 |
| Montgomeryshire | 167 |
| Monmouthshire | 66 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 423 |
| Living On Own Means | 192 |
| General Labourer | 175 |
| Cotton Spinner | 117 |
| Dress Maker | 100 |
| Farmer | 100 |
| General Servant Domestic | 95 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 87 |
| Scholar | 69 |
| Cotton Winder | 66 |
| Domestic Servant | 64 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 54 |
| Charwoman | 46 |
| Coal Hewer | 44 |
| Coal Miner | 41 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 39 |
| Dressmaker | 38 |
| Cook Domestic | 36 |
| Dock Labourer | 36 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 36 |
| Railway Clerk | 33 |
| Laundress Wash | 32 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 32 |
| Brick Layer | 31 |
| Grocer | 30 |
| 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 |