Shilito Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Israel

Shilito Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Selito'. This great Yorkshire name completely baffles me. Probably, like Sholto (Northumberland), the suffix is -how (v. How, a), in which case, of course, the name is local. But I cannot identify the spot, and there is no prefix de to the instances.

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Shilito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
England21:27,859,030389,889
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575

Shilito (15) may also be a first name.

Shilito Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Selito'. This great Yorkshire name completely baffles me. Probably, like Sholto (Northumberland), the suffix is -how (v. How, a), in which case, of course, the name is local. But I cannot identify the spot, and there is no prefix de to the instances. No entry is found in any of the great rolls, like the Testa de Neville, the Hundred Rolls, or the Placita quo Warranto.

Adam Selito (Houghton Grass), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Selito (Houghton Grass), 1379: ibid.

Jurdanus Selito (Whitwood), 1379: ibid.

Johannes Selito (Whitwood), 1379: ibid.

Ricardus Ruscheto, 1379: ibid.

1721. Baptised — John, s. Peter Selleto: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

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

This name, uniformly occurring in the Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379, as Selito, in 1397-8 as Shelito (‘Notes and Queries,’ 25th Apl. ’14, p.335) undoubtedly presents difficulties, chiefly owing to the lack of earlier forms. It has been suggested that it represents a Norman place-name Siletot; but I cannot trace such a place-name; and, in any case, in the 14th cent. we should expect the retention in the surname of the final -t. As it is “a great Yorkshire name” it is prob. Scandinavian, and the second element may be the Old Norse tá (Swedish taa, pron. almost toe), a path, walk, sheepwalk, cattle-run (rather than for the Old English hó, a hill, promontory), with the first element either Old Norse skíol (sk before i normally palatalized to sh), a shiel, shed, shelter, or Old Norse sel (genit. pl. selia), a shed on a mountain-pasture. The surname now occurs as both Sillito(e and Shillito(e, &c. Guppy, ‘Homes of Family-Names’ (p. 550), says: ‘‘Shropshire contains both these forms, Staffordshire has Sillitoe with Sillito, and the West Riding has Shillitoe.”

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shilito Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shilito is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shilito.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilito? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Shilito are found; 64 percent are found in South America and 64 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Shilito is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,308,230. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Capital District, where 89 percent reside and Cundinamarca Department, where 11 percent reside. Other than Colombia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Israel, where 14 percent reside.

Shilito Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shilito has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Shilito last name declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shilito Last Name Statistics demography

Shilito earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 78.04% more than the national average, earning $40,419,100 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shillito932,138/
Shilitto933/
Schilito931/
Silito9257/
Shillitto88139/
Shillieto8860/
Chilito867,396/
Siliuto8634/
Shelito8633/
Sihlito867/
Silitto864/
Shilita861/
Silioto861/
Shileto861/
Silisto860/
Shellito80644/
Shilleto80168/
Siliotto80159/
Shilaita8017/
Sihlitho802/
Silietto801/
Shoilita801/
Sulito7798/
Silita7783/
Selito7711/
Siluto776/
Sileto772/
Cilito771/
Shilletto7558/
Shellitto751/
Chilita71506/
Selitto71199/
Siletto71183/
Soilita7190/
Shelita7179/
Sileita7153/
Siliota7139/
Cilisto7139/
Chelito7112/
Siliuta7110/
Sulitoh7110/
Silista718/
Sheluto716/
Silitah716/
Suelito715/
Sihlita712/
Sislita711/
Ceilito711/
Cilitto711/
Silyuto711/
Shulita711/
Chileto711/
Sehlita711/
Shileta711/
Selisto711/
Zilitto711/
Shelyto711/
Silitta711/
Cilitho711/
Sullito710/
Sheleto710/
Silihta710/
Shelyuto67288/
Chiletto67102/
Sihlitha677/
Shelitta673/
Ciliotto672/
Sehlitha671/
Chilitas671/
Chelitou671/
Shelleto671/
Sheleita671/
Siliotta671/
Shuliuta671/
Sailitha671/
Shelitha671/
Schileta671/
Shiletha670/
Schelita670/

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