Heighton Surname
Approximately 1,518 people bear this surname
Heighton Surname Definition:
A parish in Sussex.
Heighton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 556 | 1:100,212 | 10,582 |
| United States | 423 | 1:856,877 | 65,220 |
| Canada | 403 | 1:91,428 | 10,026 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 256 | 1:95,216 | 9,764 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
Heighton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A parish in Sussex.
Heighton Demographics
Average Heighton Salary in
United States
$42,571 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Heighton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heighton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heighton is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Heighton.
How Common Is The Last Name Heighton? popularity and diffusion
The last name Heighton is the 259,061st most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,800,755 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Heighton reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Heighton is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 100,212. In England Heighton is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 23 percent live, Cumbria, where 6 percent live and Essex, where 5 percent live. Other than England Heighton is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 27 percent live.
Heighton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Heighton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Heighton last name grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 705 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Heighton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Heighton are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Heighton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.32% more than the national average, earning R 399,984 per year; in United States they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning $42,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.04% less than the national average, earning $41,216 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heioghton | 94 | 1 | / |
| Highton | 93 | 1,726 | / |
| Haighton | 88 | 313 | / |
| Heaghton | 88 | 2 | / |
| Eightoon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Heughton | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hieghton | 88 | 1 | / |
| Haeghton | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hightone | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hoeghton | 88 | 0 | / |
| Aighton | 80 | 17 | / |
| Eaghton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gighton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hightan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hyghton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Haghton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Houghton | 75 | 46,282 | / |
| Haughton | 75 | 14,261 | / |
| Hanghton | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khoughton | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hounghton | 71 | 2 | / |
| Houghtton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Housghton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houghhton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haughtone | 71 | 0 | / |
| Houghtone | 71 | 0 | / |
| Oughton | 67 | 2,113 | / |
| Aughton | 67 | 474 | / |
| Eageton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hightam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Houghtan | 63 | 6 | / |
| Eaggeton | 63 | 1 | / |
| Haughtonová | 63 | 1 | / |
| Joughton | 63 | 1 | / |
| Haughtan | 63 | 0 | / |
| Goughton | 63 | 0 | / |
| Gaughton | 63 | 0 | / |
| Houghtoting | 63 | 0 | / |
| Haughtann | 59 | 3 | / |
| D'Aughton | 59 | 1 | / |
| Aghtan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Houghtaung | 56 | 2 | / |
| Houghtaten | 56 | 0 | / |
| Ageeton | 53 | 1 | / |
| Houghtating | 53 | 0 | / |
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