| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 57 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 41 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 5 |
| Lancashire | 412 |
| Leicestershire | 85 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
| London | 36 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 7 |
| Warwickshire | 6 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 14 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 162 |
| Cotton Weaver | 22 |
| Coal Miner | 15 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 9 |
| Cotton Operative | 8 |
| Domestic Servant | 7 |
| General Labourer | 7 |
| House Keeper | 7 |
| General Servant | 5 |
| Cotton Spinner | 4 |
| Assistant Provision Dealer | 3 |
| Brick Layer | 3 |
| Butcher | 3 |
| Carter | 3 |
| Cotton Reeler | 3 |
| Cotton Winder | 3 |
| Housekeeper | 3 |
| Seamstress | 3 |
| Weaver Cotton | 3 |
| Woollen Mule Piecer | 3 |
| Plasterer | 3 |
| Throstle Spinner Cotton Mill | 3 |
| Clerk | 2 |
| Cotton Winder Cm | 2 |
| Cotton Cleaner | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Highton | 368 |
| Mary Highton | 356 |
| William Highton | 302 |
| Elizabeth Highton | 289 |
| James Highton | 233 |
| Thomas Highton | 230 |
| Sarah Highton | 177 |
| George Highton | 174 |
| Ann Highton | 136 |
| Henry Highton | 129 |
| Margaret Highton | 129 |
| Ellen Highton | 127 |
| Alice Highton | 115 |
| Joseph Highton | 108 |
| Richard Highton | 96 |
| Jane Highton | 88 |
| Eliza Highton | 80 |
| Edward Highton | 67 |
| Martha Highton | 62 |
| Annie Highton | 59 |
| Emma Highton | 55 |
| Charles Highton | 54 |
| Robert Highton | 44 |
| Emily Highton | 39 |
| Ada Highton | 37 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houghton | 75% | 76,054 |
| 2 | Haughton | 75% | 12,963 |
| 3 | Highton | 100% | 5,120 |
| 4 | Heighton | 88% | 2,336 |
| 5 | Huyton | 57% | 2,002 |
| 6 | Haighton | 88% | 1,127 |
| 7 | Hoghton | 86% | 1,043 |
| 8 | Hughton | 86% | 758 |
| 9 | Houghten | 63% | 493 |
| 10 | Hyton | 57% | 149 |
The surname Highton is the 3rd most popular variant of Houghton.