# Heaton (surname)

Heaton is a habitational surname that originated in several locations in England. The name derives from Old English hēah ("high)" and tūn ("enclosure" or "settlement").
Notable people with the surname include:
* A. G. Heaton (1844–1930)
* Anne Heaton (disambiguation)
* Arthur B. Heaton (1875–1951), American architect
* Ben Heaton (born 1990), British rugby league footballer
* Bill Heaton (1918–1990), English footballer
* Bob Heaton (born 1956), American politician
* Charlie Heaton (born 1994), British actor and musician
* Chris Heaton-Harris (born 1967), British politician, Member of the European Parliament
* Chuck Heaton (1917–2008), American sports news journalist
* Dave Heaton (1941–2025), Iowa State Representative (1994–2018)
* Dave Heaton (Wisconsin politician) (born 1971), American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Wisconsin
* David Heaton (1823–1870), Congressional Representative from North Carolina
* Dennis Heaton, Canadian screenwriter
* Edward Heaton-Ellis (1868–1943), Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy
* Eliza Putnam Heaton (1860-1919), American journalist, editor
* Ellen Heaton (1816–1894), British philanthropist and art collector
* Eric Heaton (1920–1996), English doctor of divinity
* Hannah Heaton (1721–1794), New England woman known for chronicling her experiences in the northern American royal colonies
* Harold R. Heaton (died 1940), American political cartoonist
* Henry Heaton (1846–1927), North-American amateur mathematician
* Jack Heaton (rugby union) (1912–1998), English rugby union footballer
* Jeff Heaton (born 1943), British rugby league footballer
* Joe L. Heaton (born 1951), United States federal judge
* John Heaton (disambiguation)
* Josh Heaton (born 1996), English footballer
* Kelly Heaton (born 1972), sculptor, perfumer, and owner of the Virginia Perfume Company
* Kenneth Willoughby Heaton (Aug 3, 1936-Mar 4, 2013), British/Indian surgeon who studied the effects of good on intestinal transit Times; développent of the Bristol Stool Form Scale
* Leonard D. Heaton (1902–1983), Surgeon General of the United States Army
* Marty Heaton (born 1959), former American football coach
* Mary Heaton (disambiguation), several people
* Matt Heaton (born 1993), Canadian rugby union player
* Maurice Heaton (1900–1990), Swiss-born American glass artist
* Michelle Heaton (born 1980), British pop star
* Mick Heaton (1947–1995), English footballer
* Mike Heaton (born 1966), British musician and member of the band Embrace
* Naomi Heaton, chief executive of UK real estate investment advisory London Central Portfolio Limited
* Neal Heaton (born 1960), Major League Baseball player
* Niykee Heaton (born 1994), American singer-songwriter
* Patricia Heaton (born 1958), American actress, Everybody Loves Raymond
* Paul Heaton (born 1962), British musician and songwriter
* Penny Heaton, American physician
* Peter Heaton-Jones (born 1963), British politician and journalist
* Richard Heaton, KCB British barrister and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
* Robert Heaton (1961–2004), English drummer (New Model Army)
* Robert Douglas Heaton (1873–1933), American politician
* Robert Heaton Rhodes (1815–1884), New Zealand politician
* Rodger Heaton, American attorney
* Ted Heaton (1872–1937), British diver notable for several unsuccessful attempts to swim the English Channel
* Thomas Heaton (disambiguation)
* Tim B. Heaton (born 1949), American educator and sociologist
* Timothy H. Heaton, Ph.D., American professor in archaeological geology
* Thomas Heaton (footballer, born 1897), English footballer
* Tom Heaton (born 1986), English footballer
* Tony Heaton (born 1954), British sculptor, disability rights activist and arts administrator
* Wilfred Heaton (1918–200), English composer of Brass Band music
* William Heaton (born 1979), former chief of staff for Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) and a supporting figure in the Abramoff scandal
* William Edward Heaton (1875–1941), English recipient of the Victoria Cross