Clayton Name Meaning: Habbitational name meaning from the 'clay settlement'. 'clay'+'tun','enclosure','settlement'.
This could apply with a number of places in Yorkshire,Staffordshire & others named 'Clayton'.
Discover how your Clayton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 64 |
| Buckinghamshire | 47 |
| Berkshire | 92 |
| Cambridgeshire | 97 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 999 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 42 |
| Derbyshire | 595 |
| Devon | 41 |
| Dorset | 16 |
| Durham | 371 |
| Essex | 278 |
| Gloucestershire | 70 |
| Hampshire | 227 |
| Herefordshire | 107 |
| Hertfordshire | 44 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 31 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 236 |
| Lancashire | 4,674 |
| Leicestershire | 340 |
| Lincolnshire | 842 |
| London | 1,840 |
| Middlesex | 314 |
| Northumberland | 110 |
| Norfolk | 136 |
| Northamptonshire | 181 |
| Nottinghamshire | 626 |
| Oxfordshire | 40 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 31 |
| Shropshire | 187 |
| Suffolk | 79 |
| Somerset | 22 |
| Surrey | 250 |
| Sussex | 163 |
| Staffordshire | 611 |
| Warwickshire | 425 |
| Westmorland | 29 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 226 |
| Yorkshire | 4,980 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 19 |
| Carnarvonshire | 30 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 49 |
| Flintshire | 7 |
| Glamorgan | 105 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 81 |
| Monmouthshire | 54 |
| Pembrokeshire | 15 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 318 |
| Living On Own Means | 217 |
| General Labourer | 194 |
| Dress Maker | 122 |
| Scholar | 107 |
| Farmer | 93 |
| Cotton Spinner | 82 |
| General Servant Domestic | 78 |
| Domestic Servant | 68 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 66 |
| Cotton Winder | 63 |
| Butcher | 57 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 49 |
| Cook Domestic | 49 |
| Charwoman | 48 |
| Worsted Spinner | 47 |
| Woollen Weaver | 43 |
| Dressmaker | 42 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 41 |
| Bricklayer | 38 |
| House Painter | 37 |
| Coal Hewer | 37 |
| Iron Moulder | 34 |
| Railway Clerk | 34 |
| Blacksmith | 33 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Clayton | 8,326 |
| John Clayton | 7,682 |
| William Clayton | 7,273 |
| Elizabeth Clayton | 4,978 |
| Sarah Clayton | 4,337 |
| Thomas Clayton | 4,222 |
| George Clayton | 4,016 |
| James Clayton | 4,005 |
| Ann Clayton | 2,838 |
| Joseph Clayton | 2,574 |
| Henry Clayton | 2,196 |
| Jane Clayton | 2,187 |
| Charles Clayton | 2,087 |
| Alice Clayton | 1,930 |
| Annie Clayton | 1,796 |
| Hannah Clayton | 1,781 |
| Ellen Clayton | 1,654 |
| Emma Clayton | 1,553 |
| Eliza Clayton | 1,524 |
| Robert Clayton | 1,492 |
| Martha Clayton | 1,421 |
| Edward Clayton | 1,357 |
| Margaret Clayton | 1,300 |
| Samuel Clayton | 1,197 |
| Alfred Clayton | 1,119 |