| Bedfordshire | 14 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 70 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 23 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 15 |
| Essex | 196 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 19 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 32 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 19 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 13 |
| Lancashire | 526 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 10 |
| London | 269 |
| Middlesex | 52 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 54 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 19 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 11 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 44 |
| Sussex | 12 |
| Staffordshire | 112 |
| Warwickshire | 28 |
| Westmorland | 64 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 110 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 35 |
| Living On Own Means | 22 |
| General Labourer | 19 |
| Scholar | 19 |
| General Servant Domestic | 14 |
| Domestic Servant | 10 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 10 |
| Cook Domestic | 8 |
| Farmer | 8 |
| Dress Maker | 7 |
| Cotton Winder | 6 |
| Plumber | 6 |
| Servant Domestic | 6 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 6 |
| Boiler Maker | 5 |
| Draper | 5 |
| Draper Assistant | 5 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 5 |
| None | 5 |
| Publican | 5 |
| Cotton Spinner | 5 |
| Laundress Wash | 5 |
| Plasterer | 5 |
| Tailor | 4 |
| Butcher | 4 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Caton | 856 |
| William Caton | 802 |
| John Caton | 791 |
| Thomas Caton | 557 |
| Elizabeth Caton | 464 |
| James Caton | 431 |
| Sarah Caton | 405 |
| George Caton | 345 |
| Ann Caton | 253 |
| Jane Caton | 247 |
| Alice Caton | 238 |
| Margaret Caton | 218 |
| Richard Caton | 211 |
| Henry Caton | 207 |
| Joseph Caton | 176 |
| Ellen Caton | 172 |
| Charles Caton | 171 |
| Eliza Caton | 157 |
| Annie Caton | 147 |
| Robert Caton | 144 |
| Hannah Caton | 132 |
| Emily Caton | 120 |
| Alfred Caton | 119 |
| Edward Caton | 118 |
| Emma Caton | 113 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acton | 60% | 13,926 |
| 2 | Caton | 100% | 11,793 |
| 3 | Catton | 83% | 8,443 |
| 4 | Coton | 80% | 2,579 |
| 5 | Coaten | 67% | 672 |
| 6 | Iceton | 67% | 422 |
| 7 | Coaton | 83% | 365 |
| 8 | Cattan | 67% | 342 |
| 9 | Caten | 80% | 259 |
| 10 | Octon | 60% | 250 |
| 11 | Ceaton | 83% | 157 |
| 12 | Cooton | 67% | 140 |
| 13 | Ecton | 60% | 134 |
| 14 | Couton | 67% | 110 |
| 15 | Cauton | 83% | 101 |
The surname Caton is the 2nd most popular variant of Acton.