The surname Hilton
An English surname, carried by 28,918 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈhɪltən/ 2 syllables Soundex H435 Also a first name
Origin
English origin
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”)
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 28,918 people named Hilton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,677 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,098.
Who is named Hilton
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
78% of people named Hilton identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 78%
- Black (not Hispanic) 16%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
- Two or more races 2.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Famous Hiltons
12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Paris HiltonAmerican media personality (born 1981)
- Nicky HiltonAmerican socialite (born 1983)
- Conrad HiltonAmerican hotelier and member of the Hilton family, 1887–1979
- Kathy HiltonAmerican actress and television personality (born 1959)
- Tyler HiltonAmerican singer-songwriter and actor (born 1983)
- Vitorino HiltonBrazilian footballer, born 1977
- Hanna HiltonAmerican pornographic actress, born 1984
- Richard HiltonAmerican businessman and member of the family Hilton, born 1955
- Barron HiltonAmerican hotelier (1927-2019)
- Francesca HiltonAmerican actress (1947–2015)
- T. Y. HiltonAmerican football player (born 1989)
- Roger HiltonBritish artist (1911-1975)
Notable Hiltons come mostly from the United States (10), France (1) and the United Kingdom (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Hilton has the Soundex code H435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H435.
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Hilton come from?
- 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”)
- How common is the surname Hilton?
- 28,918 people in the United States had the surname Hilton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,677 Americans. It ranked 1,223rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hilton?
- In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Hilton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Hilton?
- Paris Hilton, American media personality (born 1981), followed by Nicky Hilton.
- Where is the surname Hilton most common?
- Wikidata records people named Hilton in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.
- How do you pronounce Hilton?
- Hilton is /ˈhɪltən/, 2 syllables.
- Is the surname Hilton getting more or less common?
- More common. 28,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,918 in 2010, up 2.9%.
- Is Hilton also a first name?
- Yes. Hilton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.