Hilger Surname
Approximately 11,402 people bear this surname
Hilger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hildegar,' one of the many compounds of Hild, which see. (v. Yonge, 335)
Julian Hildegar, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Hildegar, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameHilger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,382 | 1:10,906 | 1,384 |
| United States | 2,570 | 1:141,035 | 14,650 |
| Luxembourg | 337 | 1:1,723 | 185 |
| Brazil | 310 | 1:690,562 | 25,403 |
| France | 283 | 1:234,709 | 36,380 |
| Poland | 87 | 1:436,882 | 45,306 |
| Austria | 81 | 1:105,129 | 15,053 |
| Belgium | 73 | 1:157,488 | 21,805 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Netherlands | 58 | 1:291,158 | 35,264 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 313 | 1:160,443 | 14,661 |
Hilger (233) may also be a first name.
Hilger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hildegar,' one of the many compounds of Hild, which see. (v. Yonge, 335)
Julian Hildegar, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Hildegar, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Emma Hilgar, Oxfordshire, ibid.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hildegar.' The first modification was Hilger, then Ilger. I fear the surname is obsolete in this form, but it survives in Elgar, which see.
Emma Hilger, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Ilger, Norfolk, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1547-8. John Ule and Catherine Ilgar: Marriage Lic. (London).
(Teutonic) Battle-Spear [Old Teutonic Hildegar, -ger—hild, battle, war + Old English gár = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. gér = Old Norse geirr, a spear]
Hilger Demographics
Average Male Hilger Height
178.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hilger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hilger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hilger is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hilger click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hilger? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 45,509th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 639,146 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Hilger live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. Hilger is also the 587,225th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 233 people.
The surname Hilger is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 7,382 people, or 1 in 10,906. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside, Bavaria, where 17 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Germany Hilger occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 3 percent reside.
Hilger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hilger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 821 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hilger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hilger surname are 15.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.2% registered with the political party.
The amount Hilger earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $47,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.51% less than the national average, earning $41,979 CAD per year.
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