Hilliard is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hilliard
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning:

Form of Billy. Not from William, but from a place in the arrondissement of Caen, in Normandy. Also a comrade, companion.

Variant form of the Billy. One who came from Billie or Bellie meaning "village, farm," in Scotland.

Dweller at the hill enclosure; descendant of Hildyard meaning "war, enclosure".

The variant of Hildyard. Formerly Hildhcard, an ancient personal name. The family are said to have sprung from Robert Hildheard, who was of Normanby, county of York, in the year 1109. B.L.G.

See Hildyard - Formerly Hildhcard, an ancient personal name. The family are said to have sprung from Robert Hildheard, who was of Normanby, county of York, in the year 1109. B.L.G.

The family name Hilliard is variant of the Hillyer. See Hellier - The Anglo-Saxon helan, like the southern provincialism, to heal, signifies to cover; and in the West of England a hellier is a thatcher or tiler, equivalent to the French couvreur, one who covers buildings with any material whatever. It was a kind of generic appellative, including the Thatchers, Tylers, Slaters, Shinglers, and Reeders, all of whom are also separately represented in the family nomenclature. In Walsingham's History, the arch- traitor, Wat Tyler, is designated "Walterus Helier."

Hilliard is variant of the Illyard. The same as Hilliard - See Hildyard - Formerly Hildhcard, an ancient personal name. The family are said to have sprung from Robert Hildheard, who was of Normanby, county of York, in the year 1109. B.L.G.

How popular is Hilliard?

Hilliard is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Thailand, New Zealand, France.

Hilliard is ranked 17668 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hilliard bearers increased by 4.16 per cent in 2010 US census to 20377 since 2000, the surname slipped by 81 spots and ranked at 1756. The last name was found in around 7 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 64.88 67.11
Black 30.2 29.59
Others 2.26 1.49
Hispanic or Latino 1.7 1.15
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.52 0.38
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.44 0.28
Hilliard is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 31319 people have been found who wears Hilliard as their family name. Hilliard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hilliard:
1,713 United States26,310
Countries with thousands of Hilliard:
4,107 England1,819
4,585 Canada1,025
Countries with hundreds of Hilliard:
4,397 Australia810
1,130 Ireland588
72,457 Thailand171
6,893 New Zealand110
80,926 France108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,379 Scotland77
3,176 Northern Ireland60
4,971 Wales57
62,590 South Africa53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
127,728 Argentina14
40,624 Switzerland14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
488,268 Indonesia8
101,897 Papua New Guinea8
94,797 Netherlands7
116,183 Sweden6
486,533 Brazil6

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Louis Hilliard and 31 years old Marie Hilliard hailed from France. 6 years old embarked for New York from Havre on La Normandie and arrived on January 7, 1889.

Hilliard Namesakes

  • Michael Hilliard, Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • Laurence Hilliard, English miniature painter
  • Colm Hilliard, Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • David Hilliard, member of the Black Panther Party
  • Benjamin C. Hilliard, U.S. Representative from Colorado
  • Earl Hilliard, American politician from the U.S. state of Alabama
  • Nicholas Hilliard, English goldsmith and limner best
  • Ike Hilliard, former American football wide receiver
  • Dalton Hilliard, former professional American football running back for the New Orleans Saints
  • William A. Hilliard, American journalist
  • Bob Hilliard, American lyricist
  • Daniel Hilliard, Ontario merchant and political figure
  • Corey Hilliard, former American football offensive tackle
  • Henry Washington Hilliard, U.S. Representative
  • Randy Hilliard, former American football defensive back
  • Irwin Foster Hilliard, Ontario lawyer and political figure
  • Ernest Hilliard, American actor

Hilliard Namesakes

  • Michael Hilliard, Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • Laurence Hilliard, English miniature painter
  • Colm Hilliard, Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • David Hilliard, member of the Black Panther Party
  • Benjamin C. Hilliard, U.S. Representative from Colorado
  • Earl Hilliard, American politician from the U.S. state of Alabama
  • Nicholas Hilliard, English goldsmith and limner best
  • Ike Hilliard, former American football wide receiver
  • Dalton Hilliard, former professional American football running back for the New Orleans Saints
  • William A. Hilliard, American journalist
  • Bob Hilliard, American lyricist
  • Daniel Hilliard, Ontario merchant and political figure
  • Corey Hilliard, former American football offensive tackle
  • Henry Washington Hilliard, U.S. Representative
  • Randy Hilliard, former American football defensive back
  • Irwin Foster Hilliard, Ontario lawyer and political figure
  • Ernest Hilliard, American actor

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