Bolton Name Meaning: A habitational name from a number of places in England named 'Bolton'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, botl 'dwelling house' + tun 'settlement'.
Discover how your Bolton 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 | 48 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 53 |
Channel Islands | 8 |
Cheshire | 106 |
Cornwall | 13 |
Cumberland | 29 |
Derbyshire | 11 |
Devon | 43 |
Dorset | 20 |
Durham | 273 |
Essex | 81 |
Gloucestershire | 90 |
Hampshire | 117 |
Herefordshire | 8 |
Hertfordshire | 72 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 43 |
Isle of Man | 7 |
Kent | 286 |
Lancashire | 3,153 |
Leicestershire | 60 |
Lincolnshire | 53 |
London | 1,157 |
Middlesex | 161 |
Northumberland | 279 |
Norfolk | 83 |
Northamptonshire | 63 |
Nottinghamshire | 74 |
Oxfordshire | 146 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 43 |
Shropshire | 17 |
Suffolk | 130 |
Somerset | 38 |
Surrey | 214 |
Sussex | 54 |
Staffordshire | 278 |
Warwickshire | 238 |
Westmorland | 52 |
Wiltshire | 52 |
Worcestershire | 128 |
Yorkshire | 1,528 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 2 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 3 |
Denbighshire | 9 |
Flintshire | 3 |
Glamorgan | 39 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 14 |
Pembrokeshire | 1 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Scholar | 1,615 |
Cotton Weaver | 264 |
Agricultural Labourer | 208 |
Labourer | 148 |
Domestic Servant | 101 |
Coal Miner | 84 |
House Keeper | 76 |
General Servant | 71 |
Dress Maker | 53 |
Laundress | 52 |
Servant | 46 |
Cotton Winder | 42 |
Annuitant | 39 |
Tailor | 37 |
Farm Labourer | 36 |
Gardener | 34 |
Wife Of Above | 32 |
Cook | 28 |
Worsted Weaver | 28 |
Weaver | 27 |
Farm Servant | 26 |
Carter | 25 |
Joiner | 25 |
Shoe Maker | 24 |
Cotton Spinner | 23 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Bolton | 5,831 |
John Bolton | 5,516 |
William Bolton | 5,412 |
Elizabeth Bolton | 3,605 |
Thomas Bolton | 3,569 |
James Bolton | 3,275 |
Sarah Bolton | 2,789 |
George Bolton | 2,638 |
Ann Bolton | 1,819 |
Jane Bolton | 1,810 |
Henry Bolton | 1,704 |
Alice Bolton | 1,653 |
Joseph Bolton | 1,554 |
Margaret Bolton | 1,509 |
Ellen Bolton | 1,414 |
Charles Bolton | 1,302 |
Richard Bolton | 1,220 |
Annie Bolton | 1,190 |
Robert Bolton | 1,146 |
Emma Bolton | 997 |
Hannah Bolton | 987 |
Eliza Bolton | 962 |
Edward Bolton | 945 |
Frederick Bolton | 858 |
Emily Bolton | 780 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Bolton | 100% | 85,558 |
2 | Boulton | 86% | 38,209 |
3 | Belton | 83% | 12,233 |
4 | Bilton | 83% | 10,233 |
5 | Balton | 83% | 2,295 |
6 | Bulton | 83% | 2,276 |
7 | Bolten | 83% | 419 |
8 | Baulton | 71% | 270 |
9 | Balten | 67% | 257 |
10 | Ableton | 57% | 244 |
11 | Boulten | 71% | 187 |
12 | Boalton | 86% | 176 |
13 | Bailton | 71% | 174 |
14 | Boltan | 83% | 111 |
The surname Bolton is the most popular version of all its varients