Acton Family History
Acton Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places, especially
in Shropshire and adjacent counties, named Acton. Generally, these are
from Old English ac ‘oak’ + tun ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Acton
Name Distribution of Acton Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Acton families
 274 - 545  92 - 273 |
 1 - 91  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Acton families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Acton census records
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Acton Family Origin
Acton Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Acton Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Acton census records
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Military Service by Acton
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