Hillyeard Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hillyeard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hillyeard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hillyeard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hillyeard is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hillyeard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Hillyeard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Hillyeard live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

Hillyeard is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England Hillyeard is most common in: Derbyshire, where 79 percent are found, Norfolk, where 7 percent are found and Northamptonshire, where 7 percent are found. Other than England this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Hillyeard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hillyeard has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hillyeard last name grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hillyear9464/
Gillyeard891/
Hilyear8821/
Hillyier820/
Helyear752/
Ilyejar751/
Gilyear750/
Chilieaird741/
Gilyeart7111/
Heiliyer710/
Gillouard67145/
Hilleuier670/
Oilgear631/
Hylyier630/
Helouard599/
Hélouard597/
Gilouard591/
Ilgehart591/
Ellehøjgaard571/
Elgear5310/
Eleaur531/
Elouard50390/
Elitear5012/
Eliejar501/
Eleajer501/

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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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  • 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 Hillyeard
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