# Hilton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hilton/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 28,918 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,223 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,677 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (28,098 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɪltən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From many placenames in England and Scotland, including: * Old English hyll (“hill”) + tun (“settlement”); sometimes the first element is interpreted as Old English hield (“slope”) or helde (“tansy”) * From Norman Hildun, from Old English hild (“battle”) + húnn (“bear cub”)

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hilton in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hilton in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

## People named Hilton

- Paris Hilton, American media personality (born 1981)
- Nicky Hilton, American socialite (born 1983)
- Conrad Hilton, American hotelier and member of the Hilton family
- Kathy Hilton, American actress and television personality (born 1959)
- Tyler Hilton, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1983)
- Vitorino Hilton, Brazilian footballer
- Hanna Hilton, American pornographic actress
- Richard Hilton, American businessman and member of the family Hilton
- Barron Hilton, American hotelier (1927-2019)
- Francesca Hilton, American actress (1947–2015)
- T. Y. Hilton, American football player (born 1989)
- Roger Hilton, British artist (1911-1975)

## Similar surnames

Helton, Holton, Hylton, Halton, Holden, Haldeman, Holtman, Haltom, Holding, Hultman, Holdman, Haldane.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.