How common is the surname Hillard?

6,223 people in the United States had the surname Hillard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,614 Americans. It ranked 5,585th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hillard?

George Stillman Hillard, American lawyer, author, and politician.

Where is the surname Hillard most common?

Wikidata records people named Hillard in the United States.

Is the surname Hillard getting more or less common?

More common. 5,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,223 in 2010, up 5.3%.

Is Hillard also a first name?

Yes. Hillard 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 Hillard

A French surname, carried by 6,223 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H463 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hillard is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

French origin

French Hillard, from Hilaire + -ard.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,223 people named Hillard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,614 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,910.

#5,585

rank among US surnames

6,223

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,424)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,578	Thach	6,229	49,566
#5,582	Tse	6,227	49,582
#5,583	Stockman	6,226	49,590
#5,585	Duhon	6,223	49,614
#5,588	Ream	6,222	49,622

Who is named Hillard

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

69% of people named Hillard identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hillards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Stillman Hillard
American lawyer, author, and politician, 1808–1879

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hillard

Hillard has the Soundex code H463, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H463.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hillard come from?: French Hillard, from Hilaire + -ard.
How common is the surname Hillard?: 6,223 people in the United States had the surname Hillard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,614 Americans. It ranked 5,585th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hillard?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Hillard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hillard?: George Stillman Hillard, American lawyer, author, and politician.
Where is the surname Hillard most common?: Wikidata records people named Hillard in the United States.
Is the surname Hillard getting more or less common?: More common. 5,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,223 in 2010, up 5.3%.
Is Hillard also a first name?: Yes. Hillard 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.