Wilton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wilton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wilton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 559
Agricultural Labourer 64
General Servant 26
Labourer 25
Coal Miner 24
Domestic Servant 23
Dress Maker 21
Laundress 17
Annuitant 16
General Labourer 14
Copper Miner 13
None 12
General Servant Domestic 10
Servant 10
Stone Mason 10
Farm Servant Indoor 10
Carpenter 9
House Keeper 9
Farmer 9
Farmers Son 9
Butcher 8
Charwoman 8
No Occupation 8
Tailor 8
Labourer In Iron Works 8

Wilton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Walton 83% 145,623
2 Wilton 100% 20,927
3 Welton 83% 9,115
4 Wolton 83% 2,406
5 Woolton 71% 1,111
6 Whilton 86% 1,106
7 Walten 67% 586
8 Willton 86% 103

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The surname Wilton is the 2nd most popular variant of Walton.

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