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    The surname Hillman

    A surname, carried by 15,738 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɪlmən/ 2 syllables Soundex H455

    Hillman: #2,321 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Hillman #2,321, 15,738 people Hillman: #2,321 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hillman #2,321, 15,738 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hillman is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,738 people named Hillman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,618 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,448.

    #2,321
    rank among US surnames
    15,738
    people in 2010
    5.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,156)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,313McCloud15,78319,562
    #2,314Titus15,78019,566
    #2,315Burnham15,77519,572
    #2,316Grubbs15,77319,574
    #2,317Redding15,76719,582
    #2,318Tilley15,75819,593
    #2,319Royal15,75519,597

    Who is named Hillman

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

    81% of people named Hillman identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 14%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hillmans

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Harry Hillman
      American athletics competitor (1881–1945)
    • Chris Hillman
      American musician, born 1944
    • James Hillman
      American psychologist (1926–2011)
    • Darnell Hillman
      American basketball player, born 1949
    • Trey Hillman
      American baseball player and coach, born 1963
    • Ronnie Hillman
      American football player (1991–2022)
    • Sidney Hillman
      American labor leader, 1887–1946
    • Nina Makino
      American-Japanese singer and actress, born 2005

    Notable Hillmans come mostly from the United States (7) and the Russian Empire (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hillman

    Hillman has the Soundex code H455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H455.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Hillman?
    15,738 people in the United States had the surname Hillman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,618 Americans. It ranked 2,321st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hillman?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Hillman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hillman?
    Harry Hillman, American athletics competitor (1881–1945), followed by Chris Hillman.
    Where is the surname Hillman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hillman in the United States and the Russian Empire.
    How do you pronounce Hillman?
    Hillman is /ˈhɪlmən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Hillman getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,738 in 2010, up 1.9%.