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Bilton Name Meaning

English: habitational name from places in Northumberland and Yorkshire named Bilton, from an Old English personal name Billa + Old English tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. There is also a Bilton in Warwickshire, of which the first element is probably Old English beolone ‘henbane’, but this place does not seem to have yielded any surviving surnames.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Hilton, Wilton, Milton, Kilton, Tilton, Belton, Winton, Bitton

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Bilton Family Origin

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Bilton Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    44%

  • Labourer

    15%

  • Dom. Servant

    7%

  • Merchant Tailor

    7%

In 1881, the most common Bilton occupation in Canada was Farmer. 44% of Bilton's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Bilton family was Merchant Tailor. Farmer, Labourer and Dom. Servant were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bilton.

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Bilton Life Expectancy

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