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Where Does The Last Name Hillis Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Hillis is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hillis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 47,720^th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 672,841 people. The surname Hillis is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Hillis are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hillis is also the 379,225^th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 500 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 7,690 people, or 1 in 47,134. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent live.

Hillis Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hillis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hillis surname increased 625 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 642 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 273 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 72 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hillis Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hillis surname are 12.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hillis earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.97% more than the national average, earning R 315,984 per year; in United States they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning $41,428 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning $51,397 CAD per year.