# Hilson (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,723 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,543 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 113,384 people |
| Change since 2000 | +37% (1,991 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɪl.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hilson 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) | 47% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hilson in the United States.

## People named Hilson

- Keri Hilson, American R&B singer
- Rachel Hilson, American actress

## Similar surnames

Holsinger, Hillsman, Holcomb, Holguin, Holcombe, Halcomb, Halligan, Holzman, Huelsman, Hilgendorf.

## 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.