Horton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Horton Name Meaning: Habitational from any of the number of places with this name.A majority are named from old english horh 'slime' or horn 'dirt'.A common place name mainly meaning 'muddy farmstead'.

The name is of english origin.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Horton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Horton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,259
Agricultural Labourer 185
Domestic Servant 126
Labourer 105
General Labourer 98
Coal Miner 93
Dress Maker 89
General Servant 82
Laundress 53
Farm Labourer 45
General Servant Domestic 44
Annuitant 36
No Occupation 36
Farmers Son 31
Carpenter 26
Bricklayer 23
Charwoman 22
Gardener 22
Boiler Maker 21
House Keeper 21
Farm Servant Indoor 21
Butcher 20
Tailor 20
Milliner 19
Tailoress 19

Horton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Horton 100% 77,203
2 Harton 83% 6,016
3 Hurton 83% 1,478
4 Hartin 67% 1,075
5 Herton 83% 920
6 Whorton 86% 815
7 Hortin 83% 456
8 Horten 83% 343
9 Hirton 83% 231
10 Hearton 71% 209
11 Harten 67% 136

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The surname Horton is the most popular version of all its varients

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