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Calton Family History

Calton Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from Cauldon or Calton in Staffordshire, Calton Lees in Edensor (Derbyshire), or Calton in Yorkshire, all named with Old English calf ‘calf’ + tūn ‘farmstead settlement’.

Scottish: shortened form of McCaldon see Caldon.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Calton family from?

You can see how Calton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Calton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Calton families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 128 Calton families living in Yorkshire. This was about 17% of all the recorded Calton's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Calton families in 1891.
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What did your Calton ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Incapacitated and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Calton. 15% of Calton men worked as an Incapacitated and 69% of Calton women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Calton were Agricultural Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Du.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Incapacitated
    15%
  • Farm Labourer
    15%
  • General Labourer
    15%
  • Agricultural Labourer
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    69%
  • Housekeeper
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic Du
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Calton. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Calton. For the veterans among your Calton ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Calton lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Calton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Calton in 1945 was 49, and 77 in 2004.

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