The family name identifying the hotel company established by Conrad Hilton in 1919 is Hilton.
Conrad Hilton bought his first hotel, the Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas, in 1919. He expanded through Texas and later built a chain that introduced the Hilton name to major American cities and international markets. The company became known for standardized service, large convention hotels, and global expansion.
Conrad Hilton’s son Barron Hilton joined the business and became its chief executive in 1966. Barron later served as chairman and helped develop Hilton into a worldwide hospitality company. The Hilton family’s ownership and management history is distinct from the modern corporate structure of Hilton Worldwide Holdings.
A common mix-up concerns the Waldorf Astoria name. Conrad Hilton bought the Waldorf-Astoria in New York in 1949, but it was an existing hotel brand rather than the name of the founding family. Hilton’s original business began with a single Texas hotel in 1919.