The surname Tillotson is TILLOTSON derived, according to Patronimica Britannica, from the personal name William, or rather from its diminutive, Till. Bilson, Wilson and various other surnames are derived in a similar way. Tillotson is a very ancient name, in use probably as early as A. D. 1200. Tilston and Tileston are variations in spelling. John Tillotson, Arch-bishop of Canterbury, who died in November, 1694, bore this coat-ofarms: Azure a band cottised between two garbs or. Crest: Out of...