Hildebrand is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 10 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hildebrand
No. of characters: 10
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

A variant of Hillebrand. Descendant on, or near, a hill; one who constructed slate roofs.

The family name is variant form of Hilderbrand. Descendant of Hildebran meaning "battle, sword".

Descendant of Hildebran meaning "battle, sword".

How popular is Hildebrand?

Hildebrand is common in United States, Germany, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Sweden, South Africa, Switzerland, Poland, Netherlands, France, Austria, Denmark, Paraguay, England, Mexico.

Hildebrand is ranked 13798 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hildebrand bearers increased by 3.68 per cent in 2010 US census to 11687 since 2000, the surname slipped by 140 spots and ranked at 3072. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.29 95.95
Hispanic or Latino 2.56 1.54
Others 1.29 0.92
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68 0.57
Black 0.66 0.61
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.52 0.4
Hildebrand is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Germany is ahead in terms of density. Around 40407 people have been found who wears Hildebrand as their family name. Hildebrand is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hildebrand:
2,942 United States15,468
631 Germany15,303
Countries with thousands of Hildebrand:
1,174 Canada4,617
Countries with hundreds of Hildebrand:
10,183 Brazil810
6,596 Australia505
1,901 Sweden423
15,308 South Africa414
3,399 Switzerland386
15,525 Poland373
7,918 Netherlands363
40,776 France251
7,032 Austria194
3,179 Denmark184
1,478 Paraguay140
28,295 England134
12,860 Mexico129
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
32,722 Argentina99
4,065 Guatemala68
26,394 Czechia60
13,689 Norway51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
228,660 Thailand38
39,789 Romania38
41,978 Belgium29
9,235 Estonia27
19,801 New Zealand24
58,585 Spain19
14,725 Qatar19
57,134 Zimbabwe18
2,071 Rwanda16
10,207 Ireland16
37,235 Hungary15
24,061 United Arab Emirates14
1,935 Belize14
18,211 Singapore13
19,179 Scotland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
32,186 Finland10
35,095 Croatia10
68,299 Israel7
493,300 Russia6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Carpenter Catharine Hildebrand from Germany aboard the Hiram from Bremen. She is registered to be 55 years old when she arrived in USA on June 28, 1852. Carpenter Georges Hildebrand, Heinrich Hildebrand (18) Carpenter, Ludw. Hildebrand (45) Carpenter, Theres. Hildebrand (22) Servant, Joseph Hildebrand (18) Shoemaker, Justus Hildebrand (23), Edward Hildebrand, aged 28, E.C. Hildebrand, and 632 other Hildebrand around 42.86% of whom were farmer while others worked as shoemaker and clerk, miller, grocer, locksmith, saddler, smith, weaver, tailor, joiner, baker, gardener, barber, country man, hatter, butcher, daughter migrated to US.

Hildebrand Namesakes

  • Hilde Hildebrand, German actress born in Hanover
  • Klaus Hildebrand, German liberal-conservative historian whose area of expertise is 19th–20th-century German political and military history
  • Steve Hildebrand, Democratic political strategist based out of Sioux Falls
  • Henry Hildebrand, is most
  • Lloyd Hildebrand, British racing cyclist
  • Martín von Hildebrand, ethnologist and anthropologist
  • Bruno Hildebrand, German economist representing the "older" historical school of economics
  • Dietrich von Hildebrand, German Roman Catholic philosopher and theologian
  • Joel Henry Hildebrand, American educator and a pioneer chemist
  • Rudolf Hildebrand, Germanist, contributor to, and then
  • Brian Hildebrand, professional wrestler
  • Alice von Hildebrand, Catholic philosopher, theologian, lecturer, author
  • Ike Hildebrand, Canadian ice hockey and lacrosse player
  • Timo Hildebrand, retired German professional footballer
  • Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor
  • J. R. Hildebrand, Hildebrand Jr
  • Oral Hildebrand, pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1931 to 1940

Hildebrand Namesakes

  • Hilde Hildebrand, German actress born in Hanover
  • Klaus Hildebrand, German liberal-conservative historian whose area of expertise is 19th–20th-century German political and military history
  • Steve Hildebrand, Democratic political strategist based out of Sioux Falls
  • Henry Hildebrand, is most
  • Lloyd Hildebrand, British racing cyclist
  • Martín von Hildebrand, ethnologist and anthropologist
  • Bruno Hildebrand, German economist representing the "older" historical school of economics
  • Dietrich von Hildebrand, German Roman Catholic philosopher and theologian
  • Joel Henry Hildebrand, American educator and a pioneer chemist
  • Rudolf Hildebrand, Germanist, contributor to, and then
  • Brian Hildebrand, professional wrestler
  • Alice von Hildebrand, Catholic philosopher, theologian, lecturer, author
  • Ike Hildebrand, Canadian ice hockey and lacrosse player
  • Timo Hildebrand, retired German professional footballer
  • Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor
  • J. R. Hildebrand, Hildebrand Jr
  • Oral Hildebrand, pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1931 to 1940

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