Sholto Forename

543,171st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Grenada

Sholto Forename Definition:

A male name. this name seems to be used exclusively by the Douglas family. It was first used by them at the beginning of the 18th C, when the genealogists had derived the family from one Sioltaich Dhu Glas, Sioltaich meaning 'sower’.

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Sholto Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England
100%
891:624,75212,296
South Africa
97%
 
661:826,25233,610
United States-311:11,694,741112,448
Qatar-181:131,64515,202
Australia-151:910,50811,282
Scotland
100%
131:411,5675,527
Canada-91:3,681,48643,248
Wales
100%
51:618,8627,373
India
100%
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Guyana-41:190,81611,826
New Zealand-41:1,134,01110,998
Zimbabwe-21:7,711,90884,647
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333

Sholto (20) may also be a surname.

Sholto Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. this name seems to be used exclusively by the Douglas family. It was first used by them at the beginning of the 18th C, when the genealogists had derived the family from one Sioltaich Dhu Glas, Sioltaich meaning 'sower’.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

‘was adopted as a name in the Douglas family, and crept from thence to others. I have found no instance of it before the’ C17, ‘and the probable derivation... would be Celtic sioltaich, a sewer’ (Yonge).

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Teutonic (masculine) (ceol) - A ship, fig. a mariner.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Celtic name, meaning: Dark.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Sholto Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shollto921/
Solto9148/
Shalto8329/
Shelto8320/
Soelto836/
Soltot833/
Shulto833/
Soilto832/
Soltou832/
Soltod831/
Sholta831/
Soltoh831/
Shultot771/
Scholta771/
Sheltou771/
Solta73398/
Zolto73384/
Sulto73241/
Salto73214/
Sülto738/
Šolto736/
Shaltout71154/
Shaeltho711/
Shaultoo711/
Shelta671,103/
Shalta67106/
Saltoo6769/
Sultoh6720/
Saltos6719/
Shulta6714/
Chalto6710/
Soltha677/
Soulta676/
Cholta676/
Saltot675/
Soltat673/
Saltou673/
Soltau672/
Sialto671/
Zoilto671/
Soltaa671/
Sohlta671/
Saltoj671/
Saltop671/
Saltoy671/
Sahlta671/
Zoltoi671/
Zoltoy671/
Soltah671/
Sallto671/

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