Hellier Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 6
Channel Islands 14
Cheshire 2
Cornwall 1
Derbyshire 1
Devon 182
Dorset 120
Gloucestershire 20
Hampshire 62
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 8
Lancashire 13
Leicestershire 3
Lincolnshire 1
London 41
Middlesex 8
Oxfordshire 4
Somerset 185
Surrey 7
Sussex 13
Staffordshire 15
Warwickshire 5
Wiltshire 18
Yorkshire 1
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Westmorland 0
Worcestershire 0

Hellier Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hellier family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 53
Female Servant 35
Independent 28
Farmer 15
Labourer 14
Weaver 11
Male Servant 8
Butcher 8
Shoe Maker 8
Ag Labourer 8
Mason 6
Carpenter 5
Pauper 3
Lace Maker 3
Gardener 3
Dress Maker 3
Shoemaker 3
Servant 2
Apprentice 2
Tailor 2
Agricutural Labourer 2
Carpenters Apprentice 2
Glove Sewer 2
Glover 2
Hawker 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Hellier

Name Census Frequency
Mary Hellier 534
William Hellier 511
John Hellier 481
Elizabeth Hellier 382
Sarah Hellier 295
George Hellier 292
Thomas Hellier 263
Henry Hellier 227
James Hellier 214
Ann Hellier 168
Jane Hellier 164
Charles Hellier 163
Joseph Hellier 127
Ellen Hellier 117
Eliza Hellier 106
Emily Hellier 105
Robert Hellier 99
Frederick Hellier 97
Emma Hellier 96
Edward Hellier 91
Annie Hellier 90
Alice Hellier 85
Samuel Hellier 78
Florence Hellier 77
Arthur Hellier 74

Hellier Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hillier 86% 26,898
2 Hellier 100% 8,155
3 Hiller 71% 5,297
4 Hollier 86% 4,998
5 Hellyer 86% 4,210
6 Haller 71% 2,589
7 Heller 86% 2,132
8 Helyer 71% 1,899
9 Hilliar 71% 1,541
10 Helliar 86% 1,406
11 Huller 71% 592
12 Hallier 86% 572
13 Holler 71% 446
14 Hillar 57% 154
15 Helier 86% 130
16 Hallar 57% 100
17 Hellar 71% 100

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The surname Hellier is the 2nd most popular variant of Hillier.

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