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

Hillward occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hillward? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Hillward is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 40 percent live, Alabama, where 20 percent live and Connecticut, where 20 percent live. Apart from The United States Hillward is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 14 percent live.

Hillward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hillward has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hillward surname 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
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  • 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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