Hillward Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Hillward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hillward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Hillward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hillward is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hillward? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Hillward reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 40 percent reside, Alabama, where 20 percent reside and Connecticut, where 20 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 14 percent reside.

Hillward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hillward has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hillward Last Name Statistics demography

Hillward earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hillwayrd941/
Illward931/
Hilward931/
Hellward880/
Hillword880/
Ilward860/
Ellward8073/
Ailward8054/
Hiluard804/
Hylward802/
Hilbard802/
Jilward801/
Hulward801/
Helward801/
Ellwardt75217/
Gillbard75206/
Hellvard7516/
Hillwert751/
Helluard751/
Haylward751/
Illvards751/
Hillverd751/
Ellwards751/
Hilbeard750/
Elward713,373/
Hellwarth71186/
Hellbardt7135/
Hillworth7121/
Aylward678,788/
Ellwart671,125/
Elluard67208/
Eylward67165/
Elwardt6778/
Gilbard6774/
Heluard6722/
Gilvard6710/
Helvard679/
Helwart675/
Elwuard673/
Hilbart671/
Héluard671/
Helbard670/
Ellword670/
Hilbord670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hillward
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