Shilton Surname

175,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shilton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Shilton, for Shelton, q.v.

The Warw. Shilton was Scelftone in Domesday-Book.

Shilton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3441:41,4575,315
Australia2781:97,10711,018
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
New Zealand1411:32,1165,589
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
India201:38,353,269431,471
Wales191:162,87011,152
Israel131:658,28045,106
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9201:26,4953,633
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Shilton (665) may also be a first name.

Shilton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Shilton, for Shelton, q.v.

The Warw. Shilton was Scelftone in Domesday-Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire.

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

Shilton Last Name Facts

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

Shilton (Bengali: শিলটন) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 175,963rd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,995,292 people. The last name Shilton is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Shilton are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. Shilton is also the 321,817th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 665 people.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,344 people, or 1 in 41,457. In England Shilton is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 13 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 11 percent reside and Warwickshire, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Shilton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shilton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 176 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shilton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shilton surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shilton are 17.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shilton earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning R 218,736 per year; in United States they earn 22.94% more than the national average, earning $53,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% more than the national average, earning $53,005 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shilton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shilton in the Bengali language
শিলটনsilatana-

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