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Harton Name Meaning

English: habitational name from places so called in County Durham and North Yorkshire, and possibly also from the one in Shropshire. The first was named in Old English with heorot ‘stag’, ‘hart’ + dun ‘hill’; the second with hær ‘rock’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’. Irish: variant spelling of Hartin.

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


Similar surnames: Horton, Harston, Hayton, Marton, Halton, Wharton, Hatton, Parton

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Harton Family Origin

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Harton Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    43%

  • Keeping House

    8%

  • Laborer

    7%

  • Farm Laborer

    5%

In 1880, Farmer, Keeping House and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Harton. The most common Harton occupation in the USA was Farmer. 43% of Harton's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Harton family was Farm Laborer.

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Harton Life Expectancy

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