Hilton Name Meaning: This name refers to a town on the top of a hill. From Old English hyll 'hill' + tun 'enclosure', 'settlement'. Another possible derrivation could be Norman name Hildun, composed of the Germanic elements hild 'strife', 'battle' + hun 'bear cub'.
Of Anglo-Saxon origin this name was used long before the Norman invasion of 1066.
Discover how your Hilton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 29 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 29 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 88 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 106 |
| Derbyshire | 48 |
| Devon | 26 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 59 |
| Essex | 21 |
| Gloucestershire | 5 |
| Hampshire | 13 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 40 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 56 |
| Lancashire | 3,898 |
| Leicestershire | 18 |
| Lincolnshire | 179 |
| London | 290 |
| Middlesex | 32 |
| Northumberland | 33 |
| Norfolk | 104 |
| Northamptonshire | 20 |
| Nottinghamshire | 57 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 32 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 17 |
| Surrey | 79 |
| Sussex | 204 |
| Staffordshire | 170 |
| Warwickshire | 74 |
| Westmorland | 39 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 12 |
| Yorkshire | 314 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 776 |
| At Home | 126 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 119 |
| Hand Loom Weaver Silk | 119 |
| Silk Weaver | 107 |
| Coal Miner | 102 |
| Labourer | 89 |
| House Servant | 76 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 69 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 56 |
| Cotton Weaver | 52 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 44 |
| Dress Maker | 39 |
| Weaver | 39 |
| Cotton Piecer | 37 |
| Hand Loom Weaver Cotton | 34 |
| Cotton Spinner | 33 |
| Servant | 32 |
| House Keeper | 32 |
| Cotton Winder | 31 |
| Farm Labourer | 30 |
| Laundress | 23 |
| General Servant | 23 |
| Carter | 23 |
| Farmer | 23 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hilton | 5,297 |
| John Hilton | 4,731 |
| William Hilton | 4,122 |
| James Hilton | 3,541 |
| Sarah Hilton | 2,910 |
| Thomas Hilton | 2,726 |
| Elizabeth Hilton | 2,719 |
| Alice Hilton | 1,809 |
| Ann Hilton | 1,720 |
| Joseph Hilton | 1,621 |
| George Hilton | 1,613 |
| Jane Hilton | 1,345 |
| Henry Hilton | 1,278 |
| Ellen Hilton | 1,192 |
| Robert Hilton | 1,112 |
| Margaret Hilton | 1,030 |
| Hannah Hilton | 1,028 |
| Annie Hilton | 891 |
| Charles Hilton | 869 |
| Samuel Hilton | 821 |
| Eliza Hilton | 797 |
| Martha Hilton | 778 |
| Emma Hilton | 765 |
| Richard Hilton | 684 |
| Edward Hilton | 641 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hilton | 100% | 70,760 |
| 2 | Holton | 83% | 12,983 |
| 3 | Halton | 83% | 12,953 |
| 4 | Houlton | 71% | 5,105 |
| 5 | Hulton | 83% | 4,957 |
| 6 | Helton | 83% | 1,286 |
| 7 | Hylton | 83% | 1,068 |
| 8 | Holten | 67% | 427 |
| 9 | Hillton | 86% | 206 |
| 10 | Holtin | 67% | 140 |
| 11 | Haulton | 71% | 110 |
The surname Hilton is the most popular version of all its varients