Singleton Name Meaning: Locational from one of two places named 'singleton'.Derives from old English sengel 'burnt clearing' + tun 'settlement'.
May indicate inhabitants of the 'settlement in the burnt clearing'. The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin,with the first recorded spelling to be that of 'Ughtred De Sinleton',dated 1190.
Discover how your Singleton 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 | 2 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3 |
| Channel Islands | 19 |
| Cheshire | 148 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 143 |
| Derbyshire | 51 |
| Devon | 19 |
| Dorset | 56 |
| Durham | 55 |
| Essex | 39 |
| Gloucestershire | 37 |
| Hampshire | 130 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 70 |
| Lancashire | 2,464 |
| Leicestershire | 34 |
| Lincolnshire | 182 |
| London | 409 |
| Middlesex | 32 |
| Northumberland | 45 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 17 |
| Nottinghamshire | 201 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 35 |
| Somerset | 110 |
| Surrey | 73 |
| Sussex | 22 |
| Staffordshire | 37 |
| Warwickshire | 52 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 34 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 1,008 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 79 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,164 |
| Cotton Weaver | 141 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 69 |
| General Labourer | 66 |
| Coal Miner | 61 |
| Dress Maker | 53 |
| Labourer | 49 |
| Farm Labourer | 39 |
| Domestic Servant | 38 |
| House Keeper | 33 |
| General Servant | 31 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 30 |
| Farmers Son | 29 |
| Woollen Weaver | 29 |
| Farmers Daughter | 25 |
| Annuitant | 22 |
| General Servant Domestic | 22 |
| Joiner | 22 |
| Cotton Spinner | 21 |
| Farmers Wife | 21 |
| Charwoman | 19 |
| Shoe Maker | 19 |
| Cotton Winder | 19 |
| Laundress | 18 |
| Carter | 17 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Singleton | 2,980 |
| William Singleton | 2,860 |
| Mary Singleton | 2,796 |
| Elizabeth Singleton | 1,924 |
| Thomas Singleton | 1,823 |
| James Singleton | 1,429 |
| George Singleton | 1,222 |
| Sarah Singleton | 1,216 |
| Margaret Singleton | 996 |
| Joseph Singleton | 979 |
| Jane Singleton | 960 |
| Ann Singleton | 912 |
| Henry Singleton | 872 |
| Ellen Singleton | 783 |
| Alice Singleton | 764 |
| Robert Singleton | 643 |
| Annie Singleton | 608 |
| Charles Singleton | 561 |
| Richard Singleton | 496 |
| Martha Singleton | 485 |
| Edward Singleton | 473 |
| Hannah Singleton | 450 |
| Eliza Singleton | 368 |
| Emma Singleton | 360 |
| Samuel Singleton | 332 |