Meaning of the nameWilton
- Male
- English origin
- Wil-ton
Wilton is a masculine name of English origin, taken from a surname that comes from English town names, such as "settlement of the willows".
Meaning
“settlement of the willows, of the spring or on the River Wylye”
Source: Behind the Name: Wilton
- People (2022)
- 22,588
- Rank in Brazil
- #986
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 23,672
- people
Wilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wilton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (5,912 people).
80 women 22,508 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Wilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.029%
- Goiás 0.026%
- Distrito Federal 0.020%
- Sergipe 0.020%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.018%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,118 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,465 | 0.017% |
| Bahia | 2,278 | 0.016% |
| Goiás | 1,846 | 0.026% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,675 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 1,544 | 0.017% |
| Ceará | 903 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 708 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 694 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 578 | 0.018% |
| Distrito Federal | 566 | 0.020% |
| Alagoas | 432 | 0.014% |
| Tocantins | 432 | 0.029% |
| Sergipe | 431 | 0.020% |
| Paraná | 411 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 401 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 396 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 361 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 348 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 208 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 205 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 186 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 148 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 116 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 56 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 48 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wilton
Behind the Name states that Wilton is an English masculine name that comes from a surname, itself taken from the names of several towns in England. In Old English, these place names could mean "settlement of the willows", "settlement of the spring" or "settlement on the River Wylye". In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,588 people named Wilton, with a median age of 41. The name had the most records among those born in the 1970s and 1980s; proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins, and it is almost always male. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Wilton among the traditional names of the elements Wil- and -ilton, and notes that the variable pronunciation of Wil- leads to spellings with Uil-, such as Uilton.
English spelling with W, the most common in the group; the dictionary records Wylton, Whilton and Wiltom as spelling variants.
Other spellings of Wilton
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Wilton | 22,588 |
| Uilton | 2,979 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Wilton · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Wil-, -ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Uilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Wilton
What does the name Wilton mean?
Wilton means “settlement of the willows, of the spring or on the River Wylye”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Wilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,588 people with the first name Wilton, which ranks it number 986 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Wilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Wilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 80 women and 22,508 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Wilton?
Wilton is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Wilton most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.029% of the state's population is named Wilton (432 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Wilton?
Uilton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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