How common is the surname Hilson?

2,723 people in the United States had the surname Hilson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,384 Americans. It ranked 11,543rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hilson?

Keri Hilson, American R&B singer, followed by Rachel Hilson.

Where is the surname Hilson most common?

Wikidata records people named Hilson in the United States.

How do you pronounce Hilson?

Hilson is /ˈhɪl.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hilson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,723 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Hilson

A surname, carried by 2,723 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhɪl.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex H425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hilson is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,723 people named Hilson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 113,384 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,991.

#11,543

rank among US surnames

2,723

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+36.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,907)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,534	Haigh	2,727	113,218
#11,537	Ritenour	2,726	113,260
#11,540	Pardee	2,725	113,301
#11,543	Woodrow	2,723	113,384
#11,550	Comerford	2,722	113,426

Who is named Hilson

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

48% of people named Hilson identified as Black (not Hispanic), 47% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 48%
White (not Hispanic) 47%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Hilsons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Keri Hilson
American R&B singer, born 1982
Rachel Hilson
American actress, born 1995

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hilson

Hilson has the Soundex code H425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H425.

Questions

How common is the surname Hilson?: 2,723 people in the United States had the surname Hilson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,384 Americans. It ranked 11,543rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hilson?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Hilson identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 47% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hilson?: Keri Hilson, American R&B singer, followed by Rachel Hilson.
Where is the surname Hilson most common?: Wikidata records people named Hilson in the United States.
How do you pronounce Hilson?: Hilson is /ˈhɪl.sən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Hilson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,723 in 2010, up 37%.