Heaton Surname
Approximately 33,115 people bear this surname
Heaton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Heaton.' (1) A village and chapelry in the ancient parish of Bradford, Yorkshire (a) There is a little nest of Heatons in close neighbourhood to Manchester, which has made the name familiar to the districts of South Lancashire and East Cheshire.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,053 | 1:19,024 | 2,391 |
| England | 9,842 | 1:5,661 | 810 |
| Australia | 1,713 | 1:15,759 | 2,225 |
| Canada | 1,035 | 1:35,600 | 4,541 |
| Wales | 265 | 1:11,677 | 1,299 |
| New Zealand | 230 | 1:19,688 | 3,459 |
| Scotland | 199 | 1:26,904 | 2,887 |
| South Africa | 170 | 1:318,692 | 30,132 |
| Northern Ireland | 129 | 1:14,303 | 1,992 |
| Thailand | 79 | 1:894,156 | 140,446 |
| Ireland | 47 | 1:100,190 | 5,388 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Peru | 26 | 1:1,222,466 | 20,703 |
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:4,291 | 899 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 67 | 1:66,117 | 4,992 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,123 | 1:3,422 | 486 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:40,216 | 2,129 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:138,638 | 6,001 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,326 | 1:15,099 | 1,935 |
Heaton (1,001) may also be a first name.
Heaton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Heaton.' (1) A village and chapelry in the ancient parish of Bradford, Yorkshire (a) There is a little nest of Heatons in close neighbourhood to Manchester, which has made the name familiar to the districts of South Lancashire and East Cheshire.
'Hugh de Worthyngton and John de Heton hold of the said John half of one Knight's fee in Worthyngton and Hetonunder-Horwich.' Knights' Fees, 23 Edward III.
Anilla de Heton, Pat. R., 20 Edward II.
Radulfus de Heton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Alicia de Heton, 1379: ibid.
Ricardus de Heton, 1379: ibid.
This last-named person is set down as living in Heton-in-Bradford-dale.
(English) Bel to Heaton = 1 the High Farm, Manor, or Village [Old English heáh + tún] 2 (occasionally) the Heath Farm, Manor, or Village [Old English hæð + tún] Adam de Heton.-Gt. Ihq.of Serv., A.D. 1212 Dobbe de Heeton.—Lanc. Inq., A.D. 1254 John de Heton.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1332 The Heatons near Bradford and Dewsbury, Hanging Heaton, and Heaton, Northumberland, are all situated on hills.
Note the line from ‘The Ancient Ballad of Chevy Chase’— In Cheviat the hillys so he.
(English) One who came from Heaton (homestead on high land), the name of several places in England.
A parish in co. York, and townships in cos. Lancaster, Chester, Northumberland, &c. Heaton, co. Lancaster, gave name to a family in very early times, and from them sprang the Heatons of North Wales.
(Saxon.) Local. The high town or hill, from Hea, high, and ton.
A location name in Cheshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire.
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Heaton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heaton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Heaton (Arabic: هيتون) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Heaton.
How Common Is The Last Name Heaton? popularity and diffusion
The last name Heaton is the 16,773rd most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 220,068 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Heaton reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 254,333rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 1,001 people.
Heaton is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 19,053 people, or 1 in 19,024. In The United States Heaton is most prevalent in: California, where 7 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Utah, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 73 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Heaton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Heaton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heaton surname rose 573 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 679 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 737 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 30 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Heaton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Heaton surname is principally Catholic (49%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Heaton surname are 23.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.65% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Heaton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,485 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.71% more than the national average, earning R 370,032 per year; in United States they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning $44,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $55,930 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Heaton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Heaton in the Arabic language | ||
| هيتون | hytwn | - |
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Heaton Reference & Research
A Heaton Family from Bolton in Lancashire - The surname Heaton is frequently found in Bolton and many family lines have been documented.
Heaton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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