Hilder Surname

120,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Hilder Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Butcher [Old English hyldere] (occasionally) 2 for Elder1, q.v.

Hilder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,7391:15,5242,199
England8641:64,4887,524
United States4481:809,06062,242
Canada2791:132,06313,716
South Africa1681:322,48630,363
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Germany921:875,05962,702
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Wales51:618,90625,852
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
France31:22,140,907385,998
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6911:35,2754,612
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Hildér (4) are calculated separately.

Hilder (12,556) may also be a first name.

Hilder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Butcher [Old English hyldere] (occasionally) 2 for Elder1, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

' The elder'-a word still used in Norfolk. This form also occurs in MS. Arundel, 220. Halliwell. But the Supp. to Alfric's Vocab. says "hyldere, lictor, vel virgifer," i.e., an usher or mace-bearer. Wright's Vocab., 60.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Elder (Lower). Ranulph Heldeier, Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Cristina le Heldere, Julian Hildegar of England, c. 1270 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Hilder, which is a Kentish as well as a Sussex name, has its home in Hawkhurst. Hildare was a Steyning name in the reign of Henry V. (D.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hilder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hilder is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Hildér. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilder? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 120,463rd most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,914,752 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 49 percent of Hilder reside; 49 percent reside in Australasia and 49 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 52,532nd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 12,556 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 1,739 people, or 1 in 15,524. In Australia Hilder is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 33 percent are found, New South Wales, where 32 percent are found and Queensland, where 11 percent are found. Not including Australia it is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Hilder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hilder has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,179 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 233 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hilder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hilder surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hilder last name are 25.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Hilder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.77% more than the national average, earning R 384,432 per year; in United States they earn 16.03% more than the national average, earning $50,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.11% more than the national average, earning $55,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hildér944/
Childer9281/
Hildert924/
Hildere922/
Heilder921/
Hilderd921/
Hillder921/
Hilde911,537/
Ilder91265/
Childier861/
Hilldert861/
Hildeard861/
Childert861/
Childerz860/
Helder8314,339/
Gilder835,454/
Childe83639/
Hildre83484/
Hülder83147/
Hulder8391/
Ildere8381/
Hélder8380/
Hildir8352/
Hildie8324/
Hildes8322/
Ihlder836/
Jilder835/
Eilder832/
Khilde832/
Oilder831/
Hilded831/
Hildge831/
Ildeer831/
Ildher831/
Hildeu831/
Hildje831/
Hildey830/
Hildea830/
Hylder830/
Ilde8049/
Childre77432/
Childes77217/
Chelder7731/
Heldere7710/
Heldert7710/
Childir777/
Hildeed773/
Childey772/
Healder772/
Eildert772/
Gildger772/
Childee771/
Huelder771/
Hullder771/
Hildreh771/
Gildder771/
Gildeer771/
Hellder771/
Oildher771/
Hilldge771/
Ichilde771/
Hilldey770/
Gailder770/
Hilldea770/
Hilldee770/
Gillder770/
Heldger770/
Elder7357,783/
Hilda732,465/
Ildeş731,870/
Gilde731,286/
Ildır731,086/
Helde73615/
Ildeç7398/
Ulder7387/
Ehlde7336/
Ildes7331/
Hildi7327/
Ildei7326/
Jilde7323/
Ildeu7319/
Eilde7318/
Ildez7315/
Ildet734/
Élder732/
Ildir732/
Hildy731/
Oilde731/
Yilde731/
Ülder731/
Ildre730/
Uijldert7160/
Ilderova7129/
Childess7113/
Heldeart712/
Childees711/
Childeis711/
D'Gilder711/
Gildea674,710/
Gelder674,092/
Yildir672,373/
Gildir67442/
Hildid67436/
Eldert67288/
Hjelde67274/
Elderd6790/
Jildeh6758/
Yildep6753/
Heldre6752/
Heldes6741/
Khelde6734/
Eldere6732/
Hettelder6730/
Childa6722/
Gildee6720/
Hilday6717/
Yildez6716/
Jelder6716/
Khildi6715/
Gildeh6714/
Eldeir6711/
Gildey678/
Hailda678/
Yolder676/
Eldier676/
Gillde676/
Chylde675/
Childi675/
Hildis675/
Heldet673/
Hillda673/
Heldey673/
Haildy673/
Heldie672/
Eldeer672/
Ellder672/
Heldge672/
Chelde672/
Heldez672/
Jildea671/
Hildaa671/
Hildoa671/
Eelder671/
Heldee671/
Juilde671/
Ildesh671/
Hildha671/
Hildit671/
Hildiz671/
Heldeš671/
Yildes671/
Heldeu671/
Illdeu671/
Childy670/
Healde670/
Eulder670/
Gildge670/
Ealder670/

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