Geographic Distribution of the Stockton Surname in Great Britain

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Source

The following data were primarily extracted from Ancestry.com transcripts of the 1841 Census of England, which covered England itself, plus Scotland and Wales. The 1841 census for Ireland does not survive, with the 1901 census being the latest available record. The later records were examined using the National Archives of Ireland records, covering both Eire and North Ireland.

Data

POB	N	%	Map
Cheshire, England	301	32.0%
Unknown	132	14.0%
Lancashire	114	12.1%
Yorkshire	109	11.6%
Shorpshire	107	11.4%
Staffordshire	82	8.7%
Middlesex	35	3.7%
Warwickshire	17	1.8%
Surrey	7	0.7%
Cambridgeshire, England	6	0.6%
Durham, England	6	0.6%
Flintshire, Wales*	5	0.5%
Lincolnshire, England	4	0.4%
Montgomeryshire, Wales*	4	0.4%
Cumberland, England	3	0.3%
Northamptonshire, England	3	0.3%
Somerset	2	0.2%
Derbyshire, England	1	0.1%
England**	1	0.1%
Ireland***	1	0.1%
Scotland	0	0.0%
Total	940	100.00%

*not mapped, trace presence only
**Includes only persons born in Ireland, and living in England in 1841.
***The 1901 census shows only a single individual using the Stockton surname in Ireland.

Discussion

The Stockton surname, as represented in the 1841 census of England (includes Wales and Scotland) and the 1901 census of Ireland (includes both North Ireland, and Eire), is present almost exclusively in England. Only trace numbers of persons bearing the Stockton surname are present in Scotland (0 persons), Wales (nine persons) and Ireland (1 person). It is likely that the distribution of Stockton's in the 1841, and 1901 census are not too dissimilar to the distribution of the surname at somewhat earlier dates. While it is possible that the Stockton surname was present in larger numbers Wales, Scotland, and Ireland during the peak periods of emigration to America prior to the Revolution, it seems more likely that at that time the surname was even at that time largely confined to England proper.