Tilton Surname

46,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Tilton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tilton,' a parish in the the Diocese of Peterborough. Tilden may possibly be a corruption of Tilton; but v. Tilden.

John de Tylton, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Tilton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8001:33,5614,198
Canada941:391,97434,739
England731:763,26141,903
Australia621:435,41534,362
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Wales161:193,40812,484
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8671:12,9861,671

Tilton (466) may also be a first name.

Tilton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tilton,' a parish in the the Diocese of Peterborough. Tilden may possibly be a corruption of Tilton; but v. Tilden.

John de Tylton, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(English) belonging to Tilton (Leic.), 13th cent. Tylton, Domesday Tiletone = Tila’s Farm or Estate [Anglo-Saxon Tila, genit. Tilan-, from Old English til, good + tún, estate, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Tilton (Tila’s homestead), in Leicestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. Derived from Tilton, a village in England, probably an ancient place of tilting, or tents. Tilt, Saxon, a tent.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Tilton Last Name Facts

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

Tilton occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tilton is the 46,617th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 655,237 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Tilton reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 394,651st most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 466 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 10,800 people, or 1 in 33,561. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Tilton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tilton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tilton last name grew 279 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tilton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tilton last name are 17.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tilton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $44,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.23% more than the national average, earning $56,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tillton9210/
Tielton922/
Tiltone921/
Thilton920/
Tlton911/
Tilthton860/
Telton8317/
Tiltan8310/
Tiltom834/
Htlton831/
Thelton772/
Htylton771/
Tletthong679/
Tiltanova674/
Teltang623/
Teltam501/

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Tilton Reference & Research

Tilden DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Tilden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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