Haughton (name)
Haughton is both a surname and a given name. The name most commonly derives from its English origin, where it originated in counties Cheshire, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire.
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | English, Irish |
| Meaning | derived from the Old English "halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’", or from the Classical Irish "Ó hEachtair" and "Ó hEacháin". |
| Region of origin | England, Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Haughn, Ó hEachtair, Ó hEacháin |
In Ireland, the name is also primarily of English origin; stemming from 16th and 17th century English settlers. However, the Gaelic surnames Ó hEachtair (Tyrone and Down) and Ó hEacháin (Tipperary) are sometimes anglicised as Haughton.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Aaliyah (Aaliyah Dana Haughton, 1979–2001), American singer and actress
- Billy Haughton (1923–1986), American harness driver
- Colin Haughton (born 1972), English badminton singles player from Denton near Manchester
- Chris Haughton (born 1992), Canadian archer
- Chris Haughton, Irish illustrator, 2011 winner of the CBI Book of the Year Awards
- David Haughton (artist) (1924–1991), British painter
- David Haughton (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player
- Dominique Haughton, French-American statistician
- Graves Haughton (1788–1849), British orientalist
- Greg Haughton (born 1973), Jamaican track athlete
- Matilda Haughton (1890–1980), First Lady of North Carolina
- Moyra Haughton, wife of James Chichester-Clark, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
- Percy Haughton (1876–1924), American athlete and coach
- Rosemary Haughton (born 1927), theologian
- Samuel Haughton (1821–1897), Irish geologist
- Sydney H. Haughton (1888–1982), English geologist
- William Haughton (died 1605), English playwright
Given name
- Haughton Ackroyd (1894–1979), English footballer
- Haughton Forrest (1826–1925), Australian artist
- Haughton Lennox (1850–1927), Canadian politician
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