Pilton Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Pilton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pilton,' a parish in Devon.

Richard de Pilton, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam de Pylton, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1790. Married — William Pilton and Ann Oxley: St.

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Pilton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1691:329,69324,334
Australia971:278,30624,956
France651:1,021,888113,182
United States391:9,293,819392,288
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Pilton (129) may also be a first name.

Pilton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pilton,' a parish in Devon.

Richard de Pilton, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam de Pylton, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1790. Married — William Pilton and Ann Oxley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Pilton (Soms.; Devon; Northants; Rutland, etc.) = 1 the Pool Enclosure or Farm [a weak form of Old English pul, a pool + tún: a variant rendering of the boundaries specified in a Somersetshire charter of Ini, king of Wessex (‘Cart. Sax.’ No. 112), has pil where the charter printed in full has pul] 2 the Stake-Enclosure [Old English píl, a stake, pile + tún] 3 Pila’s Farm or Estate.

Pilton, Somerset, occurs in an eighth- century Latin charter (‘Cart. Sax.’ No. 142) as Piltun, and in another form of the same charter as Piltun and Poulton. The Devonshire Pilton was Pilton in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Rutland, Somerset, Devon, and Northampton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Northamptonshire, Rutland, Somerset.

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

Pilton Last Name Facts

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

Pilton (Bengali: পিল্টন, Russian: Пилтон) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pilton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pilton is the 694,796th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Pilton live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 818,356th most commonly held first name globally, held by 129 people.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 329,693. In England Pilton is primarily found in: Devon, where 17 percent live, Somerset, where 17 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Apart from England Pilton occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent live and France, where 15 percent live.

Pilton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pilton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pilton last name expanded 151 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 355 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pilton Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pilton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.21% less than the national average, earning $37,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.07% less than the national average, earning $43,189 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilhton922/
Pillton922/
Pilthon921/
Piltone921/
Plton913/
Pelton839,173/
Piltan83191/
Pleton833/
Bplton831/
Piltant7712/
Pletong778/
Puulton771/
Peelton771/
Pltan731/
Pldthong711/
Pltonova711/
Pletan67291/
Peltan67214/
Peltán6720/
Pyltan673/
Piltum671/
Peltun671/
Piltam670/
Piltasingh631/
Peltant6251/
Pletant628/
Pletaan623/
Peeltan621/
Pelltan621/
Plettan620/
Poeltuyn5715/
Pletuhyn572/
Pltam551/
Peltanová5367/
Peltánová5318/
Pletuhyna532/
Pletunova532/
Pletanova532/
Pletanová531/
Poeltuijn531/
Peltanova531/
Peltam5028/
Peltum501/

Pilton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilton in the Bengali language
পিল্টনpiltana-
Pilton in the Russian language
Пилтонpilton-

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