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Calton Name Meaning

English: habitational name from either of two places, in Staffordshire and North Yorkshire, named Calton, from Old English calf ‘calf’ + tun ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’. There are also numerous minor places so named, notably in Yorkshire and Derbyshire, and they may also have given rise to the surname in some instances.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Cayton, Colton, Caton, Alton, Salton, Catton, Halton, Dalton, Carlton

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Calton Family Origin

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Calton Family Occupations

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  • Engine Driver

    50%

  • Farm Labourer

    50%

In 1881, Engine Driver and Farm Labourer were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Calton. The most common Calton occupation in Canada was Engine Driver. 50% of Calton's were Engine Drivers.

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Calton Life Expectancy

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