Tilston One-Name Study

The arms of the TILSTON family of Tilston manor, Cheshire

Tilston
One-Name Study

Topics

Variants
Origin of the surname
Historical occurrences
Frequency of the name
Distribution of the name
Links
Contact Details

Variants

The main modern variant of the surname is Tilstone, which occurs mostly in Staffordshire and I believe originates from a single family member who settled in the county in the 16th Century. A small but important branch with the spelling Tillstone are unique to Sussex, this time dating from the 17th Century, and arriving I believe from London where a small group of Tilstons originally from Cheshire had established themselves during the previous century. An even smaller group, spelling the name Tillston, are a fairly modern branch probably begun by a mis-spelling of Tilston in the last quarter of the 19th Century.

Origin of the surname

The surname is toponymic, derived from the placename of TILSTON, a small village in Cheshire

Historical occurrences

Edward Tilston was Mayor of Chester in the 1840's.

Fred Tilston was a famous boxer in Liverpool in the 1920's.

Steve Tilston is an acclaimed folk singer, songwriter & guitarist.

It has also been claimed that John Tillotson, a 17th Century Archbishop of Canterbury, was a descendant of the armorial Tilston family

Frequency of the name

The surname is in the rare catagory, with a mere 499 total occurrances of all variants in the 1881 Census.

Distribution of the name

Even today, most bearers of the surname TILSTON live in Chester and North Wales

Links

for more information go to http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/tilston-family

Contact details

For further information, contact:

Mr Jeremy Tilston
25 Shorham Rise,
Two Mile Ash,
Milton Keynes,
Buckinghamshire
MK8 8BS
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

This page last updated 25 February 2008.