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 457
General Labourer 59
Agricultural Labourer 49
Living On Own Means 48
Coal Miner 34
Dress Maker 24
Labourer 22
Farm Labourer 19
Cotton Weaver 19
Farm Servant 18
Living On Her Own Means 17
Farmer 16
Carpenter 16
Domestic Servant 16
General Servant Domestic 14
Butcher 12
Painter 12
Gardener 12
Laundress 11
Stone Mason 11
Blacksmith 10
Cook Domestic Servant 10
Clerk 10
House Keeper 9
General Servant 9

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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