Crompton Name Meaning: A variant of 'Crumpton',a habitational name from 'Crompton' in Lancashire. Old english Crumbe 'river bend' + tun 'settlement'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.This may have refered to people within a settlement by a bend in a river or road.
Discover how your Crompton 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 | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 141 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 30 |
| Devon | 9 |
| Dorset | 9 |
| Durham | 12 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 15 |
| Hampshire | 7 |
| Herefordshire | 47 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 8 |
| Lancashire | 3,180 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 28 |
| London | 127 |
| Middlesex | 4 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 25 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 13 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 33 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 89 |
| Warwickshire | 45 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 64 |
| Yorkshire | 181 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 642 |
| Cotton Weaver | 193 |
| Coal Miner | 97 |
| House Keeper | 53 |
| Cotton Winder | 48 |
| House Servant | 38 |
| Cotton Spinner | 30 |
| Silk Weaver | 29 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 27 |
| Labourer | 26 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 25 |
| Carter | 24 |
| Dress Maker | 23 |
| Cotton Piecer | 21 |
| Servant | 18 |
| Power Loom Cotton Weaver | 17 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 16 |
| Joiner | 16 |
| Collier | 12 |
| Nailer | 12 |
| Domestic Servant | 11 |
| Laundress | 11 |
| Nurse | 11 |
| Blacksmith | 10 |
| Cotton Reeler | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Crompton | 2,847 |
| John Crompton | 2,787 |
| William Crompton | 2,236 |
| James Crompton | 2,053 |
| Thomas Crompton | 1,654 |
| Elizabeth Crompton | 1,601 |
| Sarah Crompton | 1,310 |
| Alice Crompton | 1,064 |
| Ann Crompton | 1,001 |
| Joseph Crompton | 882 |
| Ellen Crompton | 863 |
| Jane Crompton | 796 |
| George Crompton | 758 |
| Robert Crompton | 750 |
| Margaret Crompton | 748 |
| Henry Crompton | 627 |
| Martha Crompton | 502 |
| Hannah Crompton | 496 |
| Richard Crompton | 493 |
| Annie Crompton | 455 |
| Eliza Crompton | 421 |
| Emma Crompton | 382 |
| Edward Crompton | 367 |
| Charles Crompton | 363 |
| Samuel Crompton | 322 |