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Marton Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places so called, principally in Lincolnshire, Warwickshire, and North Yorkshire, named in Old English as ‘settlement by a lake’ (from mere or mær ‘pool’, ‘lake’ + tun ‘settlement’) or as ‘settlement by a boundary’ (from (ge)mære ‘boundary’ + tun ‘settlement’). Compare Martin 2. Hungarian (Márton): from the Hungarian personal name Márton (see Martin 1).

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


Similar surnames: Martin, Merton, Harton, Manton, Murton, Barton, Morton, Marston

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Marton Family Origin

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Marton Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    22%

  • Student

    10%

  • Going To School

    7%

  • Servant

    6%

In 1881, the most common Marton occupation in Canada was Farmer. 22% of Marton's were Farmers. Farmer, Student and Going To School were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Marton. A less common occupation for the Marton family was Servant.

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Marton Life Expectancy

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