The word Hilton or Hylton is a place name of English and Norwegian origin, which is also the source of a toponymic surname. At the time of the British Census of 1881, the frequency of the surname Hilton was highest in Lancashire (5.3 times the British average), followed by Sussex, Lincolnshire, Westmorland, Cheshire, Norfolk and Bedfordshire. Its frequency was below national average in all the other British counties. Sometimes Hilton is found as a given name.
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Hilton Hotel dynasty
Members of the Hilton family associated with Conrad Hilton who founded Hilton hotels. This family take their name from a farm near Kløfta in Ullensaker, Norway.
Conrad Nicholson Hilton Sr (1887–1979)
Conrad Nicholson "Nicky" Hilton, Jr. (1926–1969)
Conrad Nicholson Hilton III, born 1960
Michael Otis Hilton, born 1961
William Barron Hilton (1927–2019)
William Barron Hilton Jr, born 1948
Hawley Anne Hilton, born 1949
Steven Michael Hilton, born 1950
Nicholas Conrad Hilton, born 1984
David Alan Hilton, born 1952
Sharon Constance Hilton, born 1953
Richard Howard Hilton, born 1955, married to Kathy Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton, born 1981
Nicholai "Nicky" Olivia Hilton, born 1983
Barron Nicholas Hilton, born 1989
Conrad Hughes Hilton, born 1994
Daniel Kevin Hilton, born 1962
Ronald Jeffrey Hilton, born 1963
Eric Michael Hilton, born 1932
Constance Francesca Hilton, (1947–2015)
Other people
Other people named Hilton or Hylton
Alex Hilton (1964–2026), Canadian boxer
Alfred B. Hilton (c. 1842–1864), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Chris Hilton Jr. (born 2002), American football player
Clifford L. Hilton (1866–1946), American jurist
Daisy and Violet Hilton (1908–1969), English conjoined twins
D'Arcy Fowlis Hilton (1889–1973), Canadian pilot
Dave Hilton, multiple people
Donna Hylton (20th century), Jamaican-American kidnapper and murderer
Doug Hilton (born 1964), Australian scientist
Edward Hilton (c. 1840–1922), survivor of the siege of Lucknow
Elliot Hilton (born 1989), British figure skater
Frederick George Hilton Price (1842–1909), English antiquarian and banker, known as F. G. Hilton Price
Gary Hilton (born 1946), American serial killer
Geoff Hilton (born 1947), Australian politician
Harold Hilton (1869–1942), English golfer
Henry Hilton (1824–1899), American Businessman and judge