Origins of the Horton surname

What does the name Horton mean?

The Horton surname is geographic, and thought to originate in England. It would have been given to someone from the locality of 'Horton', of which there are many across England. The name itself stems from the Old English 'Hoar tun' (old dwellings), perhaps an explanation for the proliferation of the locality.

Alternative variations of the name Horton

Horton, Horden, Horten, Hortan, Hortone

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OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 177North West 474Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 1010East Midlands 510West Midlands 2492East 384London 1646South East 1066South West 382South Wales 199Mid Wales 16West WalesNorth Wales 29Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

In 1921, most Hortons lived in west-midlands

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15,000 Horton Travel & migration records
110,000 Hortons found in all Census records

Interesting facts about Horton

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389th most common surname in the UK

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What are the most common Horton first names?

John

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Elizabeth

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Common jobs for Hortons

Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

Commmon female occupations for Hortons in 1921

Dressmaker

483

Laundress

272

Domestic Servant

258

General Servant Domestic

233

General Servant

209

Commmon male occupations for Hortons in 1921

Agricultural Labourer

418

General Labourer

418

Coal Miner

329

Farmer

293

Farm Hands

265

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