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    The surname Hillary

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,139 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɪ.lə.ɹi/ 3 syllables Soundex H460 Also a first name

    Hillary: #22,559 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hillary #22,559, 1,139 people Hillary: #22,559 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hillary #22,559, 1,139 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hillary is more common than 86.1% of them.

    Origin

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

    Hillary is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,139 people named Hillary in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 271,067 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,089.

    #22,559
    rank among US surnames
    1,139
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.6%
    change since 2000 (was #22,143)

    Who is named Hillary

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

    57% of people named Hillary identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 57%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 37%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hillarys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Barbara Hillary
      American adventurer (1931-2019)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Hilary

    Surnames that sound like Hillary

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hillary come from?
    From Latin Hilarius or Hilaria, from hilare (“cheerfully”) (compare English hilarious).
    How common is the surname Hillary?
    1,139 people in the United States had the surname Hillary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,067 Americans. It ranked 22,559th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hillary?
    In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Hillary identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hillary?
    Barbara Hillary, American adventurer (1931-2019).
    Where is the surname Hillary most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hillary in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Hillary?
    Hillary is /ˈhɪ.lə.ɹi/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Hillary?
    Hillary is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hillary getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,089 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,139 in 2010, up 4.6%.
    What are other spellings of Hillary?
    Hilary.
    Is Hillary also a first name?
    Yes. Hillary 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.