# Hillary (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hillary/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,139 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,559 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 271,067 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.6% (1,089 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɪ.lə.ɹi/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Hilary |

## Etymology

From Latin Hilarius or Hilaria, from hilare (“cheerfully”) (compare English hilarious).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hillary in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 57% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hillary in the United States.

## People named Hillary

- Barbara Hillary, American adventurer (1931-2019)

## Similar surnames

Hiller, Hollar, Hilario, Hillier, Hillery, Hilaire, Hiler, Hillyer, Heller, Haller, Holler, Hollier.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.