Tileston

Tileston Meaning & Origin

About Tileston
The surname Tileston is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Tila" or "Tila's son," combined with the word "tun," meaning "enclosure" or "settlement." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Tileston is "Tila's son who lives by the enclosure or settlement." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Tila.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tileston is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tileston: 122
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 137,327
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tileston based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TLSTN
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0402305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AY1 L S T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/tileston*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TLSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T423

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tileston in Braille

Here's how to represent Tileston in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tileston in braille

How to sign the name Tileston using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tileston using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tileston in sign language

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