How common is the surname Hylton?

8,440 people in the United States had the surname Hylton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,581 Americans. It ranked 4,199th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hylton?

Jack Hylton, British band leader and impresario (1892–1965), followed by James Hylton.

Where is the surname Hylton most common?

Wikidata records people named Hylton in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Hylton getting more or less common?

More common. 7,765 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,440 in 2010, up 8.7%.

The surname Hylton

A surname, carried by 8,440 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hylton is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

Spelling variant of Hilton

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,440 people named Hylton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,581 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,765.

#4,199

rank among US surnames

8,440

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+8.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,226)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,190	Gorham	8,458	36,503
#4,191	Cai	8,457	36,508
#4,192	Griego	8,456	36,512
#4,193	McLendon	8,453	36,525
#4,194	Forsyth	8,450	36,538
#4,195	Pinkerton	8,446	36,555
#4,196	Sturgill	8,444	36,564

Who is named Hylton

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

65% of people named Hylton identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hyltons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Hylton
British band leader and impresario (1892–1965)
James Hylton
American stock car racing driver (1934–2018)

Notable Hyltons come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hylton

Hylton has the Soundex code H435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H435.

Questions

Where does the surname Hylton come from?: Spelling variant of Hilton
How common is the surname Hylton?: 8,440 people in the United States had the surname Hylton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,581 Americans. It ranked 4,199th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hylton?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Hylton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hylton?: Jack Hylton, British band leader and impresario (1892–1965), followed by James Hylton.
Where is the surname Hylton most common?: Wikidata records people named Hylton in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Hylton getting more or less common?: More common. 7,765 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,440 in 2010, up 8.7%.