Heaton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Heaton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Heaton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 803
Coal Miner 125
Cotton Weaver 96
House Keeper 69
Agricultural Labourer 64
Silk Weaver 54
House Servant 46
Labourer 44
Worsted Spinner 42
Wool Comber 31
Carter 29
Worsted Weaver 29
Dress Maker 24
Blacksmith 23
Tailor 22
Cotton Spinner 20
Servant 20
Stone Mason 19
Cotton Power Loom Weaver 18
Joiner 17
Farmers Wife 17
Farmer 16
Shoe Maker 15
Cotton Factory Worker 15
Worsted Power Weaver 15

Heaton Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Heaton is the most popular version of all its varients

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