Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Other Forms FormsHilton Edit Status Status [contributorhide contributor] Added 3/16/2016 by anonymous Meaning & History Habitational name from Helton in Cumbria, named in Old English probably with helde "slope" and tun "farmstead, settlement", or possibly a variant of HILTON. This is a common name in TN, KY, OH, TX, and GA.