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    The surname Hildebrand

    A German surname, carried by 11,687 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɪldəbɹænd/ 3 syllables Soundex H431

    Hildebrand: #3,072 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hildebrand #3,072, 11,687 people Hildebrand: #3,072 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hildebrand #3,072, 11,687 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hildebrand is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Borrowed from German Hildebrand (Proto-Germanic *Hildibrandaz).

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,687 people named Hildebrand in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,418 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,272.

    #3,072
    rank among US surnames
    11,687
    people in 2010
    4.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,932)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,063Sommers11,70626,375
    #3,064Kolb11,70526,377
    #3,065Morrell11,70026,389
    #3,066Havens11,69926,391
    #3,067Brice11,69726,395
    #3,068Finnegan11,69526,400
    #3,069Soares11,69426,402

    Who is named Hildebrand

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

    94% of people named Hildebrand identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hildebrands

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Brianna Hildebrand
      American actress (born 1996 or 1997)
    • J. R. Hildebrand
      American racing driver, born 1988
    • Joel Henry Hildebrand
      American chemist (1881–1983)
    • Michael Hildebrand
      (1433-1509) Roman Catholic archbishop of Riga (resided in Livonia)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Hildebrand

    Hildebrand has the Soundex code H431, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H431.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hildebrand come from?
    Borrowed from German Hildebrand (Proto-Germanic *Hildibrandaz).
    How common is the surname Hildebrand?
    11,687 people in the United States had the surname Hildebrand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,418 Americans. It ranked 3,072nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hildebrand?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hildebrand identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Hildebrand?
    Brianna Hildebrand, American actress (born 1996 or 1997), followed by J. R. Hildebrand.
    Where is the surname Hildebrand most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hildebrand in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Hildebrand?
    Hildebrand is /ˈhɪldəbɹænd/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Hildebrand getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,272 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,687 in 2010, up 3.7%.
    What are other spellings of Hildebrand?
    Hildebran, Hillenbrand, Hildebrandt and Hildebrant.