High settlement or town on the high ground
Derived from Old English elements 'heah' (high) and 'tun' (enclosure, settlement, or town). It originally served as a habitational surname for various locations in Northern England that were situated on elevated land.
Less common today
Heaton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,223 in 2009.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
New Zealand politician and cabinet minister
A character in the novel 'The Way of All Flesh' · The Way of All Flesh
