Hildred Surname

374,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hildred Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hildred' (v. Yonge). Another compound of Hild, which see.

1784. Married — Alex. Patterson and Mary Hilldrad: St. George, Hanover Square.

1789. — John Woodcock and Elizabeth Hildreth: ibid.

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Hildred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4381:127,21012,694
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Australia1421:190,11118,903
Canada1091:338,03330,736
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Wales81:386,81619,671
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3771:64,6567,442
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Hildred (2,039) may also be a first name.

Hildred Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hildred' (v. Yonge). Another compound of Hild, which see.

1784. Married — Alex. Patterson and Mary Hilldrad: St. George, Hanover Square.

1789. — John Woodcock and Elizabeth Hildreth: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) War-Counsel [Anglo-Saxon Hildred-hild, war, battle + ræd, counsel]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hildred Last Name Facts

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

Hildred is most common in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hildred click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hildred? popularity and diffusion

Hildred is the 374,643rd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,622,956 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Hildred are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 167,097th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 2,039 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 438 people, or 1 in 127,210. In England Hildred is primarily found in: Lincolnshire, where 28 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 21 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Besides England it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Hildred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hildred has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hildred surname increased 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 573 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hildred Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hildred last name are 20.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Hildred earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $45,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $52,198 CAD per year.

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