Tilton

T1I1L1T1O1N1

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounTilton (countable and uncountable, plural Tiltons)

plural Tiltons

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States.

Origin

Habitational surname from the village of Tilton on the Hill, in Leicestershire, from the Old English personal name Tila + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Tilton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tilton

MLA

“Tilton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tilton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tilton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tilton.

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