# Wilton (surname)

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

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,141 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,260 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 98,295 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (3,029 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɪltən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From either Old English welig (“willow”) or wella (“spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wilton 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) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wilton in the United Kingdom, the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Wilton

- Spencer Wilton, British equestrian
- Michael Wilton, American guitarist
- Effie Bancroft, British actress and manager (1840–1921)

## Similar surnames

Walton, Welton, Wildman, Wilding, Walden, Weldon, Waldman, Waltman, Waldon, Waldner, Welden, Walding.

## 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.