The Helton surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 25,118 people carried this name — #1,414 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 24,624 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Helton surname

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.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Helton» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Helton in American newspapers,
1877–1912.

Newspaper page from The Republican Journal carrying the name Helton
The Republican Journal 1877-08-09
Newspaper page from The Era-leader carrying the name Helton
The Era-leader 1912-09-12
Newspaper page from The Republican Journal carrying the name Helton
The Republican Journal 1881-02-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 47,113 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Helton in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

4,928 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Helton. The most, 1,148, date from the 1910s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,674
Tasmania 973
Victoria 959
New South Wales 913
South Australia 282
Western Australia 104
ACT (Canberra) 13
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Helton.

Who carried it

People named Helton,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Percy Helton
    Percy Helton 1894–1971 · television actor
  • Mary Helton 1926–2005 · music teacher
  • Arthur Helton 1949–2003 · jurist
  • Darius Helton 1954–2006 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Helton,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,144 records

1,144 records of the Helton name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 841
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 259
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Edward Helton

    Born 1932; from Fulton, Arkansas. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Smith National Cemetery, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John C. Helton

    Born 1913 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Thomas Newport; farm hand from Leslie County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1960, buried at Napier Family Cemetery, London, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane M. Helton

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Aurania from Liverpool, aged 26; servant. From Belfast, Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,144 records for Helton in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia20 records

20 records of the Helton name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 11
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary A. Helton

    Arrived in Queensland in 1866 aboard the Ocean Empress, aged 26.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Elija Helton

    Miner of Merton, Victoria; died 1881.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Andrew Helton

    Listed at New Norfolk, Tasmania, in the census of 1848.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Helton in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Helton name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hubert Helton

    Buried in 1966 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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