| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 9 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 16 |
| Leicestershire | 48 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 18 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 22 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 7 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 4 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 8 |
| Male Servant | 4 |
| Independent | 4 |
| Blacksmith | 3 |
| Wool Comber | 2 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| Female Servant | 2 |
| Cotton Twister | 2 |
| Engineer | 1 |
| Wool Spinner | 1 |
| Blacksmith By Trade | 1 |
| Clerk | 1 |
| Ironmonger | 1 |
| Shopman | 1 |
| Baileff | 1 |
| Apprentice | 1 |
| Blacksmith General | 1 |
| Carpenter | 1 |
| Clock Maker | 1 |
| Mason | 1 |
| Miller | 1 |
| Parish Relief | 1 |
| School Mistress | 1 |
| Grocer | 1 |
| Broker | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Heighton | 162 |
| Mary Heighton | 139 |
| John Heighton | 136 |
| George Heighton | 106 |
| Elizabeth Heighton | 104 |
| Thomas Heighton | 83 |
| Sarah Heighton | 67 |
| James Heighton | 54 |
| Arthur Heighton | 53 |
| Ann Heighton | 46 |
| Henry Heighton | 43 |
| Emma Heighton | 42 |
| Annie Heighton | 40 |
| Florence Heighton | 38 |
| Joseph Heighton | 38 |
| Jane Heighton | 37 |
| Charles Heighton | 35 |
| Eliza Heighton | 33 |
| Frederick Heighton | 30 |
| Richard Heighton | 28 |
| Margaret Heighton | 26 |
| Ellen Heighton | 25 |
| Robert Heighton | 25 |
| Alfred Heighton | 24 |
| Alice Heighton | 23 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houghton | 75% | 76,054 |
| 2 | Haughton | 75% | 12,963 |
| 3 | Highton | 88% | 5,120 |
| 4 | Heighton | 100% | 2,336 |
| 5 | Huyton | 50% | 2,002 |
| 6 | Haighton | 88% | 1,127 |
| 7 | Hoghton | 75% | 1,043 |
| 8 | Hughton | 75% | 758 |
| 9 | Houghten | 63% | 493 |
| 10 | Hyton | 50% | 149 |
The surname Heighton is the 4th most popular variant of Houghton.