Bilton

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Billa + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). In the case of the place in Warwickshire, the first element is probably Old English beolone (“henbane”).

Proper noun

Bilton (countable and uncountable, plural Biltons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU225105).
   2. A suburb of Rugby, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP484736).
   3. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA160330).
   4. A suburb of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SP484736).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• New Bilton

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bilton is the 35945^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 624 individuals. Bilton is most common among White (81.25%) and Black/African American (12.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bilton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 161.