Rushton Name Meaning: Habitational for any of a number of places named 'Rushton'. Old English 'rysc' rushes + 'tun' settlement.
This may indicate somebody that lived near a farm where 'rushes' are grown or an area surrounded with them. Aswell as 'hay' rushes were very important for things like 'thatching','torch-light' & 'floor covering'.
Discover how your Rushton 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 | 1 |
Channel Islands | 0 |
Cheshire | 160 |
Cornwall | 0 |
Cumberland | 5 |
Derbyshire | 36 |
Devon | 0 |
Dorset | 0 |
Durham | 4 |
Essex | 9 |
Gloucestershire | 2 |
Hampshire | 3 |
Herefordshire | 3 |
Hertfordshire | 6 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 5 |
Lancashire | 1,339 |
Leicestershire | 9 |
Lincolnshire | 50 |
London | 97 |
Middlesex | 6 |
Northumberland | 3 |
Norfolk | 1 |
Northamptonshire | 6 |
Nottinghamshire | 96 |
Oxfordshire | 4 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
Shropshire | 154 |
Suffolk | 0 |
Somerset | 0 |
Surrey | 2 |
Sussex | 4 |
Staffordshire | 644 |
Warwickshire | 79 |
Westmorland | 7 |
Wiltshire | 0 |
Worcestershire | 57 |
Yorkshire | 313 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 1 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 2 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 2 |
Glamorgan | 0 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 3 |
Monmouthshire | 0 |
Pembrokeshire | 2 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Cotton Weaver | 112 |
Female Servant | 101 |
Agricultural Labourer | 68 |
Weaver | 68 |
Labourer | 55 |
Independent | 49 |
Male Servant | 42 |
Farmer | 31 |
Coal Miner | 23 |
Shoe Maker | 21 |
Collier | 19 |
Silk Piecer | 17 |
Spinner | 14 |
Cotton Spinner | 13 |
Engineer | 12 |
Grocer | 12 |
Butcher | 12 |
Piecer | 12 |
Wool Comber | 11 |
Pauper | 10 |
Blacksmith | 10 |
Mechanic | 10 |
Tailor | 10 |
Silk Winder | 9 |
Stone Mason | 9 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Rushton | 3,106 |
William Rushton | 2,858 |
John Rushton | 2,854 |
Elizabeth Rushton | 1,889 |
Thomas Rushton | 1,787 |
James Rushton | 1,690 |
Sarah Rushton | 1,657 |
George Rushton | 1,251 |
Ann Rushton | 1,018 |
Jane Rushton | 1,013 |
Alice Rushton | 950 |
Joseph Rushton | 940 |
Ellen Rushton | 722 |
Margaret Rushton | 683 |
Hannah Rushton | 681 |
Henry Rushton | 669 |
Robert Rushton | 627 |
Martha Rushton | 619 |
Annie Rushton | 578 |
Charles Rushton | 513 |
Samuel Rushton | 508 |
Edward Rushton | 487 |
Eliza Rushton | 482 |
Richard Rushton | 420 |
Arthur Rushton | 408 |