Explore the Family Name Heighton

The meaning of Heighton

English (Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire): 1. habitational name from Heighton Street in West Firle or South Heighton (both Sussex), from Old English hēah ‘high’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. 2. perhaps a variant of Huyton, a habitational name either from Huyton (Lancashire), Hyton in Bootle (Cumberland), or, less likely, Huyton in Blackrod (Lancashire). The placenames probably derive from Old English hȳth ‘port, landing place’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

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How common is the last name Heighton in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Heighton has seen an uptick in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 70,473 in terms of frequency and increased to a ranking of 64,891 by 2010, indicating a 7.92% increase in rank. The count of individuals with the surname also increased from 259 in 2000 to 306 in 2010, marking an 18.15% growth. However, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,473	#64,891	7.92%
Count	259	306	18.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heighton

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Heighton surname is predominantly associated with white ethnic identity. In 2000, 98.84% of individuals with the surname identified as white, increasing slightly to 99.02% by 2010. Other ethnic identities, such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, were not represented in the given data for both 2000 and 2010. There was also no data recorded for those identifying with two or more races during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.84%	99.02%	0.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%