Tilston Family History

From Tilston (Cheshire) which is recorded as Tilestan in 1217–72 or Tilston Fearnall (Cheshire) which is recorded as Tidulstane in 1086 and Tideluestan in 1150. Tilston derives from the Old English personal name Tilli or Tila Tilla + Old English stān ‘stone’.

Tilston Fearnall derives from the Old English personal name Tīdwulf + Old English stān. In the surname, the -t- was sometimes absorbed into the preceding -s- becoming Tilson.

Variant of Tilson with intrusive -t-.