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 1,007
Coal Miner 142
Cotton Weaver 130
Labourer 85
Worsted Weaver 80
House Keeper 62
Worsted Spinner 56
Agricultural Labourer 37
Silk Weaver 37
Dress Maker 35
Stone Mason 34
Domestic Servant 34
General Servant 30
Tailor 29
Joiner 28
Woollen Weaver 24
Cotton Spinner 22
Servant 22
Annuitant 21
Cotton Operative 20
Blacksmith 19
Cotton Winder 19
Carter 18
Laundress 18
Weaver 18

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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