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 | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 139 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 44 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 127 |
| Essex | 28 |
| Gloucestershire | 14 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 9 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 22 |
| Lancashire | 3,549 |
| Leicestershire | 22 |
| Lincolnshire | 110 |
| London | 112 |
| Middlesex | 8 |
| Northumberland | 14 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 14 |
| Nottinghamshire | 59 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 27 |
| Sussex | 13 |
| Staffordshire | 120 |
| Warwickshire | 146 |
| Westmorland | 26 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 32 |
| Yorkshire | 2,221 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 26 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,360 |
| Coal Miner | 193 |
| Cotton Weaver | 167 |
| Worsted Weaver | 87 |
| Dress Maker | 48 |
| Domestic Servant | 46 |
| House Keeper | 46 |
| General Labourer | 40 |
| Cotton Spinner | 37 |
| Worsted Spinner | 33 |
| Woollen Weaver | 31 |
| Farm Labourer | 29 |
| Joiner | 29 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 28 |
| Cotton Winder | 26 |
| General Servant | 25 |
| Labourer | 25 |
| Silk Weaver | 25 |
| Stone Mason | 23 |
| Annuitant | 22 |
| Painter | 21 |
| Carter | 21 |
| Iron Moulder | 21 |
| Tailor | 21 |
| General Servant Domestic | 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