Compton Family History
Compton Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the numerous places
throughout England (but especially in the south) named Compton, from
Old English cumb ‘short, straight valley’ + tun
‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Compton
Name Distribution of Compton Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Compton families
 296 - 589  99 - 295 |
 1 - 98  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Compton families
|
9 - 15 4 - 8 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Compton census records
You can see how Compton families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
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Compton Family Origin
Compton Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Compton families immigrated
to the United States.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Compton Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Compton families immigrated
to Australia.
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Emigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Compton Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Compton census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Compton ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Military Service by Compton
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