: 1 8 th - century ▁Iran ian ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁word ▁Hil ton ▁or ▁H yl ton ▁is ▁a ▁place ▁name ▁of ▁English ▁and ▁Norwegian ▁origin , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁a ▁to pon ym ic ▁surname ▁. ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Census ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁the ▁frequency ▁of ▁the ▁surname ▁Hil ton ▁was ▁highest ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire ▁( 5 . 3 ▁times ▁the ▁British ▁average ), ▁followed ▁by ▁Sus sex , ▁Lincoln shire , ▁West mor land , ▁Ch esh ire , ▁Nor folk ▁and ▁Bed ford shire . ▁Its ▁frequency ▁was ▁below ▁national ▁average ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁British ▁count ies . ▁Sometimes ▁Hil ton ▁is ▁found ▁as ▁a ▁given ▁name . ▁ ▁Hil ton ▁Hotel ▁dynast y ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Hil ton ▁family ▁associated ▁with ▁Con rad ▁Hil ton ▁who ▁founded ▁Hil ton ▁hot els . ▁This ▁family ▁have ▁their ▁name ▁from ▁a ▁farm ▁near ▁Kl ø ft a ▁in ▁U ll ens aker , ▁Norway . ▁ ▁Con rad ▁Nich ol son ▁Hil ton , ▁Sr ▁( 1 8 8 7 - 1 9 7 9 ) ▁Con rad ▁Nich ol son ▁" N icky " ▁Hil ton , ▁Jr . ▁( 1 9 2 6 - 1 9 6 9 ) ▁Con rad ▁Nich ol son ▁Hil ton ▁III , ▁born ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Michael ▁Ot is ▁Hil ton , ▁born ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁William ▁Bar ron ▁Hil ton ▁( 1