Heaton Name Meaning: Thought to be of Anglo-Saxon origin from the word 'heah' meaning 'high' and 'tun' meaning 'enclosure' or 'village'.
A locational name given to someone who came from a town or village of the same name, may have also referred to someone who lived in on a hill.
Discover how your Heaton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 21 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 172 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 20 |
| Derbyshire | 81 |
| Devon | 16 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 152 |
| Essex | 78 |
| Gloucestershire | 12 |
| Hampshire | 47 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 22 |
| Lancashire | 4,921 |
| Leicestershire | 30 |
| Lincolnshire | 139 |
| London | 164 |
| Middlesex | 52 |
| Northumberland | 36 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 22 |
| Nottinghamshire | 63 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 31 |
| Sussex | 31 |
| Staffordshire | 139 |
| Warwickshire | 200 |
| Westmorland | 16 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 47 |
| Yorkshire | 2,414 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 24 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 19 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 794 |
| Cotton Weaver | 125 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 106 |
| Weaver | 84 |
| Private Means | 56 |
| Farmer | 42 |
| None | 37 |
| Labourer | 37 |
| Dressmaker | 36 |
| At Home | 35 |
| Weaver Cotton | 35 |
| Housekeeper | 33 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 31 |
| Carter | 30 |
| House Keeper | 28 |
| House Painter | 27 |
| General Labourer | 27 |
| At School | 24 |
| Cotton Spinner | 24 |
| No Occupation | 23 |
| Clerk | 23 |
| Farm Labourer | 22 |
| Domestic Servant | 20 |
| Joiner | 20 |
| Home | 19 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Heaton | 3,803 |
| John Heaton | 3,670 |
| William Heaton | 3,056 |
| Elizabeth Heaton | 2,202 |
| James Heaton | 2,014 |
| Thomas Heaton | 1,985 |
| Sarah Heaton | 1,835 |
| Joseph Heaton | 1,442 |
| Ann Heaton | 1,395 |
| Alice Heaton | 1,095 |
| Jane Heaton | 1,057 |
| Margaret Heaton | 1,051 |
| Ellen Heaton | 1,006 |
| George Heaton | 900 |
| Robert Heaton | 891 |
| Hannah Heaton | 817 |
| Henry Heaton | 756 |
| Martha Heaton | 737 |
| Richard Heaton | 693 |
| Annie Heaton | 680 |
| Charles Heaton | 642 |
| Eliza Heaton | 490 |
| Samuel Heaton | 465 |
| Emma Heaton | 441 |
| Peter Heaton | 433 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heaton | 100% | 51,168 |
| 2 | Hooton | 67% | 8,814 |
| 3 | Haton | 83% | 1,625 |
| 4 | Huton | 67% | 896 |
| 5 | Hetton | 83% | 297 |
| 6 | Hoten | 50% | 236 |
| 7 | Hooten | 50% | 216 |
| 8 | Hauton | 67% | 212 |
| 9 | Hiton | 67% | 206 |
| 10 | Houton | 67% | 199 |
| 11 | Hoton | 67% | 190 |
| 12 | Heatton | 86% | 170 |
| 13 | Heeton | 83% | 136 |
| 14 | Hotine | 33% | 128 |
The surname Heaton is the most popular version of all its varients