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
School 329
Private Means 55
Farm Labourer 38
Coal Miner Hewer 32
Farmer 26
Domestic Servant 21
General Labourer 21
General Servant (domestic) 18
Labourer 17
Dock Labourer 15
House Keeper 13
Dressmaker 13
Assisting In The Business 12
Cook (domestic) 12
House Painter 12
None 12
At Home 12
Assisting In Business 11
Housemaid (domestic) 11
Clerk 10
Domestic 10
Nil 10
Charwoman 10
Blacksmith 9
Home 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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