Heston is an English surname and place name from Old English, meaning "farmstead by the brushwood". Actor Charlton Heston, star of Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments, and British chef Heston Blumenthal are its best-known bearers. As a first name it fits the -ston group of Weston and Easton; Heston peaked at number 1892 in 2016 and ranks number 2315 in 2025.