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 | 2 |
Channel Islands | 0 |
Cheshire | 167 |
Cornwall | 4 |
Cumberland | 9 |
Derbyshire | 48 |
Devon | 0 |
Dorset | 0 |
Durham | 10 |
Essex | 1 |
Gloucestershire | 4 |
Hampshire | 0 |
Herefordshire | 1 |
Hertfordshire | 3 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 5 |
Lancashire | 2,124 |
Leicestershire | 8 |
Lincolnshire | 65 |
London | 152 |
Middlesex | 1 |
Northumberland | 17 |
Norfolk | 0 |
Northamptonshire | 4 |
Nottinghamshire | 78 |
Oxfordshire | 4 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 152 |
Suffolk | 0 |
Somerset | 1 |
Surrey | 12 |
Sussex | 6 |
Staffordshire | 733 |
Warwickshire | 124 |
Westmorland | 17 |
Wiltshire | 7 |
Worcestershire | 46 |
Yorkshire | 382 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 5 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 2 |
Pembrokeshire | 2 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 638 |
Cotton Weaver | 172 |
Coal Miner | 100 |
Agricultural Labourer | 47 |
House Keeper | 45 |
Labourer | 44 |
House Servant | 35 |
Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 28 |
Servant | 28 |
Carter | 24 |
Cotton Winder | 23 |
Dress Maker | 22 |
General Servant | 22 |
Cotton Spinner | 21 |
Power Loom Cotton Weaver | 21 |
Cotton Factory Worker | 19 |
Weaver Cotton | 19 |
Potter | 18 |
Silk Winder | 16 |
Blacksmith | 16 |
House Maid | 15 |
Cotton Piecer | 13 |
Shoe Maker | 13 |
Nurse | 12 |
Weaver In Cotton Mill | 12 |
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 |