Tilton

Tilton is a name used for places and people. It is typically of English origin, likely derived from a place name.

Tilton, New Hampshire, is a town in Belknap County that hosts Tilton School, a private college-preparatory boarding and day school.

Tilton is also a surname. Notable individuals with the surname include Theodore Tilton, an American journalist and poet, and Elizabeth Tilton, his wife, who were central to the Beecher-Tilton scandal involving Henry Ward Beecher in the 1870s.