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
School 1,480
General Labourer 93
Farm Labourer 91
Private Means 88
General Servant (domestic) 77
Labourer 77
Farmer 76
Dressmaker 70
Coal Miner Hewer 70
Clerk 62
None 58
At Home 56
Domestic Servant 46
Shop Assistant 38
Carter 37
General Servant Domestic 35
Bricklayer 34
Housekeeper 34
Blacksmith 32
Charwoman 32
House Painter 30
Machinist 30
House Keeper 28
Scholar 28
Tailoress 28

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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