Heighton Surname

259,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Heighton Surname Definition:

A parish in Sussex.

Heighton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5561:100,21210,582
United States4231:856,87765,220
Canada4031:91,42810,026
Australia451:599,90442,958
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Wales161:193,40812,484
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:95,2169,764
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Heighton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

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