Hildebrand Surname
Approximately 40,410 people bear this surname
Hildebrand Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) War-Brand [Old Teutonic hild, war + brand, a brand, sword] The Archdeacon Hildebrand, afterwards Gregory VII, showed himself favourable beyond others to the interests of the Duke [William] in the expectation of increasing the influence of the Church of Rome in England.
Read More About This SurnameHildebrand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,471 | 1:23,428 | 2,942 |
| Germany | 15,303 | 1:5,261 | 631 |
| Canada | 4,617 | 1:7,980 | 1,174 |
| Brazil | 810 | 1:264,289 | 10,180 |
| Australia | 505 | 1:53,457 | 6,596 |
| Sweden | 423 | 1:23,278 | 1,901 |
| South Africa | 414 | 1:130,864 | 15,308 |
| Switzerland | 386 | 1:21,277 | 3,399 |
| Poland | 373 | 1:101,900 | 15,525 |
| Netherlands | 363 | 1:46,521 | 7,918 |
| France | 251 | 1:264,632 | 40,776 |
| Austria | 194 | 1:43,894 | 7,032 |
| Denmark | 184 | 1:30,678 | 3,179 |
| Paraguay | 140 | 1:51,691 | 1,478 |
| England | 134 | 1:415,806 | 28,295 |
| Mexico | 129 | 1:962,219 | 12,860 |
| Argentina | 99 | 1:431,752 | 32,722 |
| Guatemala | 68 | 1:236,510 | 4,065 |
| Czechia | 60 | 1:177,224 | 26,394 |
| Norway | 51 | 1:100,829 | 13,689 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Romania | 38 | 1:528,365 | 39,789 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Belize | 14 | 1:25,391 | 1,935 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 26 | 1:170,379 | 8,688 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 55 | 1:443,189 | 25,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,846 | 1:17,645 | 2,250 |
Hildebrand (701) may also be a first name.
Hildebrand Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) War-Brand [Old Teutonic hild, war + brand, a brand, sword] The Archdeacon Hildebrand, afterwards Gregory VII, showed himself favourable beyond others to the interests of the Duke [William] in the expectation of increasing the influence of the Church of Rome in England.—Lappenberg-Thorpe, Anglo-Saxon Kings, ii. 351.
Hildebrand occurs in Domesday Book and the Hundred Rolls
(English, German) Descendant of Hildebrand (battle, sword).
The personal name.
N. Heldebrant occurs in Norm. 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); the name occurs in Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
User-submitted Reference
The name "Hildenbrand" is common in German-speaking countries. Its an old germanic name, coming from the word "hiltja" or "hild" meaning Battle or Fight, and "brand" meaning fire or blaze, but can it can also mean sword (or flaming sword).
The name was made popular by the "Hildebrandslied", a heroic epic poem from the 5th century.
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Hildebrand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hildebrand Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hildebrand occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hildebrand? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hildebrand is the 13,801st most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 180,340 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Hildebrand are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 312,128th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 701 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 15,471 people, or 1 in 23,428. In The United States Hildebrand is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 85 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
Hildebrand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hildebrand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hildebrand surname expanded 544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 38 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hildebrand Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hildebrand last name are 19.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.43% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hildebrand earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.7% less than the national average, earning 281,378 kr per year; in Peru they earn 888.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 191,570 per year; in South Africa they earn 71.9% more than the national average, earning R 408,492 per year; in United States they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $44,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.29% less than the national average, earning $45,566 CAD per year.
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