Hildebrant Surname

215,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Hildebrant Surname Definition:

(English, German) Descendant of Hildebrand (battle, sword).

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Hildebrant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4491:250,14423,791
Canada1831:201,34219,659
Poland801:475,10947,696
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Czechia151:708,89864,682
England121:4,643,172139,951
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:128,43712,369

Hildebrant (31) may also be a first name.

Hildebrant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) Descendant of Hildebrand (battle, sword).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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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Hildebrant Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hildebrant Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hildebrant occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hildebrant click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hildebrant? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 215,704th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,827,493 people. Hildebrant is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Hildebrant live; 88 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hildebrant is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 31 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 250,144. In The United States Hildebrant is most frequent in: Michigan, where 12 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.

Hildebrant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hildebrant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hildebrant last name rose 371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hildebrant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hildebrant surname are 24.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Hildebrant earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 60.28% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,700 per year; in United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.56% less than the national average, earning $47,418 CAD per year.

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