The Haughton Family Name

It is easy to miss Haughton in an index if you only search for Houghton. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Farm on a hill spur”.

A variant of Houghton

Spelled with “a” instead of “o”, Haughton shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Hoghton.

The 2010 census count for Haughton in the United States was 3,577, good for rank 9,129.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Haughton, so the heraldry linked to Houghton is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Want more than a summary? See the Haughton family name pack.