Bilton
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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)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU225105).
- A suburb of Rugby, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP484736).
- A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA160330).
- A suburb of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SP484736).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bilton is the 35945th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 161.