How common is the surname Helton?

25,118 people in the United States had the surname Helton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,292 Americans. It ranked 1,414th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Helton?

Percy Helton, American actor (1894–1971), followed by Todd Helton.

Where is the surname Helton most common?

Wikidata records people named Helton in the United States.

How do you pronounce Helton?

Helton is /ˈhɛl.tən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Helton getting more or less common?

More common. 24,624 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,118 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Helton

An English surname, carried by 25,118 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhɛl.tən/ 2 syllables Soundex H435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Helton is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

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.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,118 people named Helton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,292 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,624.

#1,414

rank among US surnames

25,118

people in 2010

8.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #1,310)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,405	Akers	25,290	12,208
#1,406	Roe	25,286	12,210
#1,407	Tomlinson	25,274	12,216
#1,408	Mayes	25,256	12,225
#1,409	Zheng	25,242	12,231
#1,410	Albright	25,189	12,257
#1,411	Burgos	25,169	12,267

Who is named Helton

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Helton identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heltons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Percy Helton
American actor (1894–1971)
Todd Helton
American Hall of Fame baseball player, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Helton

Helton has the Soundex code H435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H435.

Other English surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Helton come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Helton?: 25,118 people in the United States had the surname Helton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,292 Americans. It ranked 1,414th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Helton?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Helton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Helton?: Percy Helton, American actor (1894–1971), followed by Todd Helton.
Where is the surname Helton most common?: Wikidata records people named Helton in the United States.
How do you pronounce Helton?: Helton is /ˈhɛl.tən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Helton getting more or less common?: More common. 24,624 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,118 in 2010, up 2.0%.