Bilton Surname

96,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bilton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bilton,' a village parish about nine miles west of York.

Thomas de Bilton, carter, 7 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Adam de Bilton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Bilton, 1379: ibid.

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Bilton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2841:24,3953,370
United States1,0261:353,27431,629
Canada6961:52,9396,345
Australia3891:69,3988,234
New Zealand1561:29,0285,072
Wales561:55,2605,065
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Botswana501:43,7398,388
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2181:20,0132,851
Scotland541:69,3194,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Bilton (926) may also be a first name.

Bilton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bilton,' a village parish about nine miles west of York.

Thomas de Bilton, carter, 7 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Adam de Bilton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Bilton, 1379: ibid.

1584. Balthazar Bucke and Ann Byiton: Marriage Lic (London).

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

BILTOUNE: Local. George Biltoune, baron of the barony of Kinneill, 1657 (Laing, 2506). Most probably from Bilton in Yorkshire.

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

(English) belonging to Bilton = Billa's Es­tate. [v. under Bill; and + Old English tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in cos. York and Warwick.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Bilston; a location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bilton Last Name Facts

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

Bilton (Bengali: বিলটন, Russian: Билтон) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bilton is the 96,293rd most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,474,913 people. Bilton occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Bilton reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 265,988th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 926 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 2,284 people, or 1 in 24,395. In England it is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Other than England this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Bilton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bilton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bilton last name increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 3,310 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 2 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bilton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bilton last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bilton last name are 2.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bilton earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning 392,617 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning R 243,156 per year; in United States they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $40,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.93% more than the national average, earning $53,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Billton9276/
Biltong925/
Builton922/
Biltone921/
Blton912/
Biltonne861/
Wilton8319,198/
Belton8316,424/
Vilton83167/
Uilton8319/
Biltan8315/
Biltán833/
Bylton833/
Bllton831/
Violton7783/
Willton7737/
Biltane7727/
Beltone7713/
Wiltone776/
Bellton776/
Wielton772/
Wilthon772/
Biltang771/
Beltonn771/
Vielton771/
Wislton771/
Wuilton771/
Vuilton771/
Beltton771/
Biltgun770/
Wlton731/
Beltoumn711/
Bhiltane711/
Beltoing711/
Buellton711/
Welton6710,137/
Beltan67364/
Velton67142/
Viltan6729/
Wiltom6715/
Blåtun677/
Beltán676/
Wiltan676/
Biltánová675/
Wylton673/
Beltom672/
Uelton671/
Blttan671/
Billthanh671/
Uiltom671/
Wiglithon671/
Wilgliton671/
Băltan671/
Beltun671/
Willthong670/
Wleton670/

Bilton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bilton in the Bengali language
বিলটনbilatana-
Bilton in the Russian language
Билтонbilton-

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