Watton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Watton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Watton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 253
Agricultural Labourer 51
Labourer 29
Cotton Weaver 27
Dress Maker 20
House Servant 20
Coal Miner 16
General Servant 13
Servant 13
House Keeper 12
House Maid 9
Shoe Maker 8
Carter 8
Hawker 8
Lead Miner 7
Lace Maker 7
Domestic Servant 6
Farm Servant 6
Farmers Son 6
Farmer 6
Grocer 6
At Home 6
Cook 6
Gardener 6
Needle Maker 6

Watton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wootton 71% 20,901
2 Watton 100% 14,124
3 Wotton 83% 7,436
4 Witton 83% 5,946
5 Wetton 83% 5,505
6 Wootten 57% 4,690
7 Waton 83% 1,904
8 Witten 67% 1,679
9 Watten 83% 430
10 Wotten 67% 294
11 Wetten 67% 143
12 Wattin 83% 134

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The surname Watton is the 2nd most popular variant of Wootton.

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