Heighton is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Heighton
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning:

Heighton is variation of Hightower. Dweller in, or near, the tall tower.

Heighton is the form of Hayton. Parishes, in counties Cumberland, Nottingham, York, etc.

A parish in Sussex.

How popular is Heighton?

Heighton is common in England, United States, Canada.

Heighton is ranked 258897 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Heightons grew by 18.15 per cent to 306 since 2000 and ranked 64891 after elevating 5582 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 99.02 98.84
Heighton is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Bermuda. Around 1518 people have been found who wears Heighton as their family name. Heighton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Heighton:
10,582 England556
65,209 United States423
10,026 Canada403
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
42,958 Australia45
18,836 New Zealand26
6,334 Northern Ireland18
12,484 Wales16
143,632 South Africa11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
25,488 Scotland7

Heighton Namesakes

  • William Heighton, common shoemaker
  • Steven Heighton, Canadian novelist, short story writer and poet

Heighton Namesakes

  • William Heighton, common shoemaker
  • Steven Heighton, Canadian novelist, short story writer and poet

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