Where does the surname Hillenbrand come from?

Hillenbrand is German in origin.

How common is the surname Hillenbrand?

2,252 people in the United States had the surname Hillenbrand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,098 Americans. It ranked 13,491st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hillenbrand?

Laura Hillenbrand, American writer.

Where is the surname Hillenbrand most common?

Wikidata records people named Hillenbrand in the United States.

Is the surname Hillenbrand getting more or less common?

More common. 1,458 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,252 in 2010, up 55%.

The surname Hillenbrand

A German surname, carried by 2,252 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H451

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hillenbrand is more common than 91.7% of them.

Origin

German origin

A surname from German.

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 2,252 people named Hillenbrand in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 137,098 Americans. That is up 55% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,458.

#13,491

rank among US surnames

2,252

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+54.5%

change since 2000 (was #17,719)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,483	Bartelt	2,254	136,977
#13,486	Freda	2,253	137,038
#13,491	Hillenbrand	2,252	137,098
#13,494	Porche	2,251	137,159
#13,497	Bellino	2,250	137,220

Who is named Hillenbrand

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

96% of people named Hillenbrand identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hillenbrands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Laura Hillenbrand
American writer, born 1967

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hillenbrand come from?: Hillenbrand is German in origin.
How common is the surname Hillenbrand?: 2,252 people in the United States had the surname Hillenbrand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,098 Americans. It ranked 13,491st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hillenbrand?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hillenbrand identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hillenbrand?: Laura Hillenbrand, American writer.
Where is the surname Hillenbrand most common?: Wikidata records people named Hillenbrand in the United States.
Is the surname Hillenbrand getting more or less common?: More common. 1,458 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,252 in 2010, up 55%.