# Helton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/helton/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,118 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,414 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,292 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (24,624 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɛl.tən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From helde ‘slope’ + tun ‘farmstead or settlement’. The Old English surname is said to have originated in Cumbria, England. The motto is Artibus et armis which means by art and arms. The name could be a derivative of Hilton or Elton.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Helton in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Helton in the United States.

## People named Helton

- Percy Helton, American actor (1894–1971)
- Todd Helton, American Hall of Fame baseball player

## Similar surnames

Hilton, Holton, Hylton, Halton, Holden, Haldeman, Holtman, Haltom, Holding, Hultman, Holdman, Haldane.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.