# Wiltshire (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wiltshire/  
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) | 2,899 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,974 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 106,501 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.6% (2,670 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɪlt.ʃə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Willshaw |

## Etymology

From Middle English Wilteschire, from Old English Wiltūnsċīr (Wiltescire 1086 Domesday Book), named after the town of Wilton in the county (Old English Wiltūn).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wiltshire 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) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wiltshire in the United Kingdom.

## People named Wiltshire

- Stephen Wiltshire, Architectural artist

## Similar surnames

Wilds, Wiltz, Willits, Wiltse, Waltz, Wildes, Waldeck, Waldschmidt.

## 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.