as a Last Name
- 12,970
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Heaton
Meaning & Origins
English (northern): habitational name from any of the numerous places so called, for example in Lancashire, Northumberland, and West Yorkshire, from Old English hēah ‘high’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. This surname was taken to Ireland in the mid 17th century, and within Ireland is now mainly found in Ulster.
| 2,413th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 12,970
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Utah
- has the most people named Heaton per capita
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