Hillhouse Surname
Approximately 3,730 people bear this surname
Hillhouse Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hill-house,' i.e. the house on the hill; compare Moorhouse, Fieldhouse. With Hellus (infra), compare Loftus for Lofthouse, or Malthus for Malthouse; v. Backhouse.
Nicholas del Hellus, Buckinghamshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameHillhouse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,607 | 1:139,033 | 14,495 |
| Scotland | 412 | 1:12,995 | 1,711 |
| England | 194 | 1:287,206 | 22,180 |
| Australia | 150 | 1:179,971 | 18,195 |
| Canada | 146 | 1:252,367 | 23,920 |
| South Africa | 99 | 1:547,250 | 43,124 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 47 | 1:2,110 | 344 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| British Virgin Islands | 14 | 1:2,257 | 293 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 233 | 1:16,065 | 1,746 |
| England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 489 | 1:102,697 | 10,383 |
Hillhouse (13) may also be a first name.
Hillhouse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hill-house,' i.e. the house on the hill; compare Moorhouse, Fieldhouse. With Hellus (infra), compare Loftus for Lofthouse, or Malthus for Malthouse; v. Backhouse.
Nicholas del Hellus, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1597-8 Richard Pallme, husbandman, and Grace Hellhouse, widow of Robert Hellhouse, carpenter, of Purley, Essex: Marriage Lic. (London).
1795. Married — Thomas Dykes and Ann Hillhouse: St. George, Hanover Square.
Of local origin from one or other of the half dozen small places of the name in Ayrshire. William Hillhouse appears in Irvine, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 722).
Hillhouse Demographics
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Hillhouse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hillhouse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hillhouse occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hillhouse.
How Common Is The Last Name Hillhouse? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 122,552nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,953,766 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Hillhouse live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hillhouse is also the 3,159,357th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 13 people.
The surname Hillhouse is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,607 people, or 1 in 139,033. In The United States Hillhouse is most frequent in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Mississippi, where 10 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Hillhouse exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 11 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.
Hillhouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hillhouse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hillhouse surname rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 511 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hillhouse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hillhouse last name are 21.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.12% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hillhouse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 180.16% more than the national average, earning R 665,772 per year; in United States they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $42,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.9% more than the national average, earning $64,537 CAD per year.
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Hillhouse Reference & Research
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