Heath (name)
Heath is an Old English male given name, and surname,[1] meaning "someone who lived at, on, or by, a moor or heath".[2] It was the 936th most popular given name for males born in the United States in 2018, and was most popular in 2002 at 675th.[3]
It may also refer to:
Surname
- Anthony Heath (born 1942), British sociologist
- Benjamin Heath (1704–1766), British scholar
- Billy Heath (1869 – after 1895), English footballer
- Brandon Heath (born 1978), American musician
- Charles Heath (1785–1848), English engraver
- Christopher Heath (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chris Heath, British writer
- Cuthbert Eden Heath (1859–1939), British insurer
- Darren Heath (born 1968), motor sports photographer
- David Martin "Dave" Heath (1931–2016), American documentary, humanist and street photographer
- David Heath (born 1954), British politician
- Deunte Heath (born 1985), American professional baseball player
- David Heath (wrestler) (born 1969), American professional wrestler
- Don Heath (born 1944), English football (soccer) player
- Earline Heath King (1913–2011), American sculptor
- Edward Heath (1916–2005), British politician; prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974
- Edward Heath (New Orleans) (1819–1892), mayor of New Orleans from 1867 to 1868
- Edward Bayard Heath (1888–1931), American aircraft engineer
- Elliott Heath (born 1989), American distance runner
- Eric Heath (disambiguation), multiple people
- Frederick Heath-Caldwell (born Heath, 1858–1945), British Army officer and RAF general
- Garrett Heath (born 1985), American distance runner
- George M. Heath, American scientist
- The Heath Brothers, American musicians:
- Jimmy Heath (1926–2020)
- Percy Heath (1923–2005)
- Tootie Heath (born 1935)
- Hollis Heath, American playwright and actress
- Jeff Heath (1915–1975), Canadian baseball player
- James Heath (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joel Heath (born 1993), American football player
- John Heath-Stubbs (1918–2006), English poet and translator
- Joseph Heath (born 1967), Canadian philosopher
- Josiah Marshall Heath (died 1851), English ornithologist, metallurgist and businessman
- Lewis Heath (1885–1954), British general
- Liam Heath, British sprint kayaker
- Lillian Heath (1865–1962), American doctor
- Mary Jo Heath (born 1954), American radio host
- Matt Heath (born 1981), English football (soccer) player
- Matthew John Heath, an American mercenary
- Michael Heath (cartoonist) (born 1935), British cartoonist
- Michael Heath (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Heath (born 1955), American baseball player
- Monroe Heath (1827–1894), American politician
- Neville Heath (1917–1946), British murderer
- Nicholas Heath (c. 1501–1578), archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor
- Nicholas Heath (director) (born 1959), British opera director
- Percy Heath, (1923–2005), American jazz musician
- Robert Heath (1575–1649), Attorney General of England, and founder of North Carolina
- Robert Galbraith Heath (1915–1999), psychiatrist who experimented on the brains of animals and patients
- Rodney Heath (1884–1936), Australian tennis player
- Rodney Heath (American football)
- Roy Heath (1926–2008), Guyanese writer
- Russ Heath (1926–2018), American artist
- Samantha Heath (born 1960), British politician
- Stan Heath (born 1964), American basketball coach
- T. L. Heath, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940), British mathematician and historian of classical Greek mathematics
- Ted Heath (bandleader) (1902–1969), British musician
- Tobin Heath (born 1988), American football (soccer) player
- Virginia Heath (born 1959), London-based New Zealand film director and academic
- Westby Heath (1891–1961), English footballer
- William Heath (1737–1814), American soldier and politician
- William Heath (artist) (1795–1840), British artist and caricaturist
Given name
- Heath Bell (born 1977), American baseball player
- Heath Benedict (1983–2008), American football player
- Heath Black (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
- Heath Evans (born 1978), American football player
- Heath Herring (born 1978), American martial artist
- Heath L'Estrange (born 1985), Australian Rugby League player
- Heath Lamberts (1941–2005), Broadway actor
- Heath Ledger (1979–2008), Australian actor
- Heath MacQuarrie (1919–2002), Canadian politician, teacher, scholar, and writer
- Heath Miller (born 1982), American football player
- Heath Ramsay (born 1981), Australian swimmer
- W. Heath Robinson (1872–1944), British cartoonist
- Heath Rylance (born 1972), American football player
- Heath Scotland (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
- Heath Shuler (born 1971), Washington Redskins quarterback and later Democratic Party Representative for North Carolina, United States
- Heath Slater (born Heath Miller, 1983), American pro wrestler currently known as Heath
- Heath Streak (born 1974), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Heath Thorpe (born 2000), Australian artistic gymnast
Stage name
- Heath (musician) (Hiroshi Morie, born 1968), Japanese musician, songwriter and member of the band X Japan
See also
References
- "Surname Database: Heath Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database.
- "Nickelodeon Parents". Nickelodeon Parents.
- "Social Security Administration - Popularity of name search".
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