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 (born 1941), Iowa State Representative (1994–2018)
 * 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
 * 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