Wilton Surname

28,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Wilton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wilton,' a parish and borough in Wiltshire, on the river Wily, whence its name.

Margery de Wiliton, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Wylyton, Wiltshire, ibid.

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Wilton Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,9901:11,1661,651
United States4,3271:83,7679,491
Australia3,4181:7,8981,178
Canada2,5651:14,3652,119
New Zealand1,2261:3,694583
South Africa3331:162,69618,231
Wales2251:13,7531,506
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Northern Ireland2031:9,0891,481
Indonesia1781:742,97357,103
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
Scotland1531:34,9923,430
Mexico1071:1,160,05814,244
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
Netherlands881:191,90026,970
Saint Lucia691:2,591408
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Tanzania591:897,31544,154
Ireland571:82,6134,798
Chile571:309,0618,852
France411:1,620,066149,911
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
India181:42,614,743461,117
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
China21:683,660,78330,601
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1761:25,1702,716
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7831:8,7591,324
Wales681:23,0651,326
Scotland361:103,9785,126
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7861:63,8916,961

Wilton (59,238) may also be a first name.

Wilton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wilton,' a parish and borough in Wiltshire, on the river Wily, whence its name.

Margery de Wiliton, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Wylyton, Wiltshire, ibid.

Ralph de Wyliton, Gloucestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Simon de Wiltone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1501. Baptised — Mary, d. George Wilton: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1751. Married — William Wilton and Mary Pearson: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the lands of Wilton now in the parish of Hawick, Roxburghshire. John de Wilton appears as witness to several charters in the reign of William the Lion (APS., I, p. 67; REG., p. 78). Others of the name in the same reign are Roger de Wilton and Robert de Wilton (REG., p. 85, 86; Melros, 126,129; Kelso, 304). 1. de Wiltune witnessed a charter by Earl David, c. 1201-07 (LAC., 5), and in 1204 he appears as Johannes de Wiltun (ibid., 6). John, younger of Wilton, disputed the patronage of the church of Wilton between 1208 and 1211 (REG., p. 85, 86), and Roger de Wiltone witnessed charters by William the Lion between 1180 and 1200 (RAA., I, p. 41, 61, 65,166).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Wilton (common) = 1 the Spring-Enclosure or-Farmstead [Old English wil(l, wyl(l, a spring, well + tún, enclosure, farm, &c.] 2 the Willow-Enclosure or -Farm- stead [Old English wilig, wylig, a willow + tún] Wilton, Wilts, the Anglo-Saxon Wiltún, Wyltún, which gave name to the county (Anglo-Saxon Wiltún scír), is evid. the ‘Well- Farm.’ As this Wilton is situated on the R. Wil(l)ey (Anglo-Saxon Wilig = Willow) it has unquestioningly been assumed, on the authority of Asser (... in monte qui dicitur Wiltún, qui est in meridiana ripa fluminis Guilou, de quo flumine tota ilia paga nominatin'.—Asserius, ‘de Rebus Gestis Ælfredi’), that the town took its name from the river; but the place occurs consistently in the A.-Saxon period as Wiltun or Wyltún (not Wiligtún); and I believe that the Welsh bishop was misinformed on this point. The Yorks Wiltons occur in Domesday-Bk. as Wiltune and Wiltone. Wilton, Heref., occurs as Wilton cum Castello a.d. 1204-5. Wilton, Cumb., was Wilton in the 13th cent. Wilton, Hawick, was Wiltun and Wiltona in the I2th cent.

Alan’ de Wilton.—Charter-Rolls, A.D. 1203-4.

Margery de Wiliton.—Hund. Rolls (Berks), A.D. 1274.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wilton (homestead among willows, or by a well), the name of several places in England.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A town in Wiltshire. WILTSHIRE. From the county. WILYE. WILEY. A parish in Wiltshire. WIMBLE. An Anglo-Saxon personal name, Winebald. WIMBOLL. See Wimble. WIMBURN. Another spelling of Wimborne, parishes, &c., in Dorsetshire.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From a town in Wiltshire, England, so called from the river Willey, and ton, a town.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Cornwall, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Yorkshire.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Wilton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wilton Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wilton (Arabic: ولتن, Marathi: तोन) is found most in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wilton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilton? popularity and diffusion

Wilton is the 28,000th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 379,599 people. Wilton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Wilton reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wilton is also the 16,022nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 59,238 people.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 4,990 people, or 1 in 11,166. In England Wilton is primarily found in: Greater London, where 11 percent reside, Cornwall, where 9 percent reside and Hampshire, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 86 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Wilton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wilton last name increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 551 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 68 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wilton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wilton surname are 12.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wilton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.85% more than the national average, earning R 531,960 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.82% less than the national average, earning $17,295,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $45,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $50,725 CAD per year.

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Willton9237/
Wiltone926/
Wielton922/
Wilthon922/
Wislton921/
Wuilton921/
Wlton911/
Welton8310,137/
Bilton834,941/
Vilton83167/
Uilton8319/
Wiltom8315/
Wiltan836/
Wylton833/
Wleton830/
Wilgliton801/
Wiglithon801/
Willthong800/
Whelton771,589/
Violton7783/
Billton7776/
Wealton7760/
Wellton7754/
Wilthan7714/
Whylton773/
Viltoen772/
Vuilton771/
Vielton771/
Welthon771/
Weslton771/
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Weldton770/
Wwelton770/
Weltone770/
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Blton732/
Whealton71399/
Wheelton71312/
Wildthan715/
Wheltton711/
Whellton711/
Willtand710/
Wilthuhn710/
Belton6716,424/
Velton67142/
Viltan6729/
Biltan6715/
Weltan6715/
Biltán673/
Bylton673/
Uiltom671/
Weltom671/
Uelton671/
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Weltun670/
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Wilton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wilton in the Marathi language
तोनtona-
Wilton in the Arabic language
ولتنwltn-

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