How common is the surname Hilaire?

1,682 people in the United States had the surname Hilaire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,559 Americans. It ranked 16,919th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Hilaire getting more or less common?

More common. 1,167 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,682 in 2010, up 44%.

Is Hilaire also a first name?

Yes. Hilaire is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hilaire

A surname, carried by 1,682 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hilaire is more common than 89.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,682 people named Hilaire in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 183,559 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,167.

#16,919

rank among US surnames

1,682

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+44.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,995)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,917	Dudgeon	1,683	183,450
#16,919	Schroyer	1,682	183,559
#16,926	Bashore	1,681	183,668

Who is named Hilaire

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Hilaire identified as Black (not Hispanic), 6.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 86%
White (not Hispanic) 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hilaire

Hilaire has the Soundex code H460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H460.

Questions

How common is the surname Hilaire?: 1,682 people in the United States had the surname Hilaire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,559 Americans. It ranked 16,919th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hilaire?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Hilaire identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Hilaire getting more or less common?: More common. 1,167 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,682 in 2010, up 44%.
Is Hilaire also a first name?: Yes. Hilaire is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.