Hillmer Surname

130,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hillmer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hildemar'; v. Hild. Hildemar as a personal name occurs in Huntingdonshire,' 373 (A ii.). In the same year it is found also as a surname.

Henry Hildemar, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Hillmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1461:37,5144,959
United States9921:365,38232,492
Canada2031:181,50518,050
Chile501:352,3299,825
England141:3,979,861125,553
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Hillmer (129) may also be a first name.

Hillmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hildemar'; v. Hild. Hildemar as a personal name occurs in Huntingdonshire,' 373 (A ii.). In the same year it is found also as a surname.

Henry Hildemar, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Hildemar, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Thomas Hildemar, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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

V. Hilmer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hillmer Last Name Facts

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

Hillmer is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hillmer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 130,452nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,101,368 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Hillmer reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hillmer is also the 818,356th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 129 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,146 people, or 1 in 37,514. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 47 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Hamburg, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Hillmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hillmer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,417 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hillmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hillmer surname are 26.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hillmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.66% more than the national average, earning R 405,564 per year; in United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $50,339 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hillmert9351/
Hillmeir937/
Hilmer924,459/
Illmer921,434/
Hillme92115/
Hellmer861,504/
Gillmer86782/
Hilmert86128/
Heilmer86105/
Hailmer866/
Illmmer866/
Hillmes861/
Hilmmer861/
Hilmier860/
Hillmme860/
Hullmer860/
Ilmer831,009/
Hilme8365/
Hillmerová824/
Hellmert8027/
Hillmayr8023/
Heilmeir805/
Hillmair804/
Heilemer801/
Hielmeir801/
Hielmier801/
Hellmeir801/
Heilmier800/
Helmer7717,138/
Gilmer7710,503/
Ellmer771,813/
Hilmes771,457/
Ullmer771,443/
Hulmer77133/
Hilmee77131/
Hilmie7763/
Hilmey7748/
Ilmere7740/
Chilme7733/
Hilmér7727/
Eilmer7723/
Gillme7723/
Uhlmer7722/
Ilmert7722/
Hillmi7720/
Yilmer7714/
Hillmy7712/
Hellme7710/
Hilmet777/
Hilmir773/
Jilmer772/
Hailme772/
Ilmmer771/
Hillma771/
Ehlmer771/
Ailmer771/
Illmes771/
Hilmei771/
Hilmerová7522/
Ilme73444/
Helmert711,252/
Hjelmer7195/
Hellmér7172/
Khelmer7134/
Illmayr7121/
Gilmerr7119/
Chelmer719/
Chilmerova717/
Jillmyr716/
Hällmér716/
Hellmeh716/
Hällmyr713/
Gellmer712/
Hellmee712/
Helmier711/
Hoilmes711/
Hilmeey711/
Heelmer710/
Hillmis710/
Helmeir710/
Hilmi6724,846/
Ulmer6721,622/
Elmer6714,366/
Hilmy6710,929/
Helme674,044/
Hilma67506/
Gilme67175/
Hellmayr67144/
Ilmez67130/
Gillmayr6787/
Heilmair6774/
İlmeç6769/
Yilme6757/
Hellmair6743/
Heilmayr6741/
Ilmie6728/
Ilmet6727/
Hjelmeir6725/
Hiçilmez6720/
Hellmech6716/
Hällmayr6715/
Ylmer6713/
Hillmich6712/
Hislmayr679/
Hylme677/
Ilmes676/
Illma675/
Jilme674/
Oilme674/
Hellmess672/
Ailme672/
Ilmee672/
Helmeyjr671/
Heilmire671/
Ilhme671/
Islme671/
Ilmge671/
Hailmair671/
Gillmair671/
Eislmeir671/
Yilmeher671/

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