Hilton Surname
Approximately 70,169 people bear this surname
Hilton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hilton,' le. the hill-town; v. Hulton. Parishes and townships in Derbyshire, Dorset, Durham, Huntingdonshire, Staffordshire, North Riding of Yorkshire, &c.
Richard de Hilton, Cambridgeshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameHilton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38,968 | 1:9,301 | 1,123 |
| England | 16,994 | 1:3,279 | 431 |
| Australia | 4,974 | 1:5,427 | 783 |
| Canada | 2,524 | 1:14,598 | 2,143 |
| South Africa | 834 | 1:64,961 | 8,161 |
| New Zealand | 679 | 1:6,669 | 1,122 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Scotland | 420 | 1:12,747 | 1,691 |
| Wales | 349 | 1:8,867 | 980 |
| Brazil | 276 | 1:775,632 | 28,196 |
| Liberia | 263 | 1:16,762 | 1,735 |
| France | 251 | 1:264,632 | 40,776 |
| Bahamas | 246 | 1:1,592 | 270 |
| Mexico | 210 | 1:591,077 | 9,866 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Honduras | 150 | 1:58,776 | 1,343 |
| Jamaica | 149 | 1:19,261 | 1,717 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Sweden | 136 | 1:72,403 | 5,440 |
| Norway | 134 | 1:38,375 | 5,438 |
| Panama | 120 | 1:32,602 | 1,861 |
| India | 109 | 1:7,037,297 | 155,647 |
| Northern Ireland | 92 | 1:20,055 | 2,426 |
| Spain | 91 | 1:513,759 | 25,575 |
| Ireland | 77 | 1:61,155 | 4,068 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| Denmark | 71 | 1:79,503 | 7,759 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Thailand | 52 | 1:1,358,430 | 190,094 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Saint Lucia | 37 | 1:4,832 | 674 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Nicaragua | 31 | 1:194,229 | 2,495 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Jersey | 29 | 1:3,421 | 664 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Solomon Islands | 29 | 1:20,001 | 3,902 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Ecuador | 27 | 1:589,105 | 11,569 |
| Costa Rica | 26 | 1:183,849 | 2,454 |
| Isle of Man | 23 | 1:3,731 | 815 |
| Egypt | 20 | 1:4,596,788 | 48,078 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Belize | 16 | 1:22,217 | 1,827 |
| China | 16 | 1:85,457,598 | 4,750 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Bangladesh | 14 | 1:11,382,627 | 13,510 |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 1:523,963 | 3,360 |
| Ghana | 11 | 1:2,456,427 | 11,552 |
| Guatemala | 11 | 1:1,462,061 | 5,661 |
| Marshall Islands | 10 | 1:5,182 | 920 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Vietnam | 9 | 1:10,294,006 | 2,767 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Mozambique | 6 | 1:4,543,595 | 4,247 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Dominica | 5 | 1:15,178 | 463 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Montserrat | 3 | 1:1,649 | 224 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Angola | 2 | 1:13,494,607 | 11,780 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1:48,773,131 | 29,601 |
| Malawi | 2 | 1:8,559,554 | 34,093 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1:25,968,992 | 2,110 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Togo | 2 | 1:3,623,884 | 11,997 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 126 | 1:35,158 | 3,362 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10,141 | 1:2,404 | 340 |
| Scotland | 116 | 1:32,269 | 2,684 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:40,216 | 2,129 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:6,030 | 597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,054 | 1:7,119 | 899 |
The alternate forms: Hílton (1) are calculated separately.
Hilton (49,384) may also be a first name.
Hilton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hilton,' le. the hill-town; v. Hulton. Parishes and townships in Derbyshire, Dorset, Durham, Huntingdonshire, Staffordshire, North Riding of Yorkshire, &c.
Richard de Hilton, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam de Hiltone, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Syinon de Hyltone, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Johannes de Hilton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johan de Hiltone of the county of Berewyke rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 206). John de Hilton sold to the monks of Melrose a tenement within the town of Lessydwyn in 1415 commonly called the tenement of William de Hilton (Melros, p. 535—537). From the old barony of Hiltoun in Berwickshire.
(English) belonging to Hilton = the Hill- Farm or -Manor [Old English hyll + tún]
(English) One who came from Hilton (hill village), the name of several villages in England.
There are parishes and places so called in many counties, and probably several distinct families. The great baronial race who flourished in the XIV. cent. derived their name from the Castle of Hylton or Hilton, co. Durham, their ancient seat.
A location name in Derbyshire, Dorset, Lancashire, Staffordshire.
The Hiltons are now best represented in Westmoreland and Lancashire. The baronial family of Hilton Castle, in the county of Durham, flourished in the 14th century (L.). There are places of the name in Westmoreland, Yorkshire, Shropshire, Durham, etc.
User-submitted Reference
This surname was first noted in Cheshire, in a village at Elton, and later adopted by native Americans in the United States in the late 1700's. It means 'from the hilltops'.
- melanierheaHilton Demographics
Average Hilton Salary in
United States
$42,610 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hilton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hilton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hilton (Arabic: هلتون, Hindi: हिल्टन, Marathi: लीलटॉन) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Hílton. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hilton? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,110th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 103,857 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Hilton are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 18,694th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 49,384 people.
The last name Hilton is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 38,968 people, or 1 in 9,301. In The United States Hilton is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 139 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Hilton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hilton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hilton surname rose 552 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 362 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 895 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 39 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hilton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Hilton surname is primarily Presbyterian (41%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hilton last name are 12.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.59% registered with the party.
The amount Hilton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.66% less than the national average, earning 298,791 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.45% more than the national average, earning R 381,288 per year; in United States they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning $42,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $52,840 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hilton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton in the Hindi language | ||
| हिल्टन | hiltana | - |
| Hilton in the Marathi language | ||
| लीलटॉन | lilatona | - |
| Hilton in the Arabic language | ||
| هلتون | hltwn | - |
| هيلتون | hyltwn | - |
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