Hill Name Meaning: Name given to someone who lived on/near a hill. Also a variation of the German word for battle 'hild'
Originates from the Old English word 'hyll', the medieval forename Hill, latin 'hilaris' which means cheerful
Discover how your Hill ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 497 |
| Buckinghamshire | 603 |
| Berkshire | 592 |
| Cambridgeshire | 395 |
| Channel Islands | 72 |
| Cheshire | 1,344 |
| Cornwall | 1,066 |
| Cumberland | 453 |
| Derbyshire | 1,684 |
| Devon | 3,151 |
| Dorset | 364 |
| Durham | 1,260 |
| Essex | 1,022 |
| Gloucestershire | 2,445 |
| Hampshire | 1,466 |
| Herefordshire | 677 |
| Hertfordshire | 915 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 254 |
| Isle of Man | 14 |
| Kent | 1,272 |
| Lancashire | 8,509 |
| Leicestershire | 1,748 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,662 |
| London | 10,028 |
| Middlesex | 1,525 |
| Northumberland | 599 |
| Norfolk | 663 |
| Northamptonshire | 797 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,533 |
| Oxfordshire | 461 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 254 |
| Shropshire | 752 |
| Suffolk | 435 |
| Somerset | 2,553 |
| Surrey | 1,483 |
| Sussex | 1,218 |
| Staffordshire | 5,074 |
| Warwickshire | 3,162 |
| Westmorland | 104 |
| Wiltshire | 733 |
| Worcestershire | 2,899 |
| Yorkshire | 8,028 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 85 |
| Cardiganshire | 9 |
| Carnarvonshire | 40 |
| Carmarthenshire | 55 |
| Denbighshire | 59 |
| Flintshire | 44 |
| Glamorgan | 1,635 |
| Merionethshire | 19 |
| Montgomeryshire | 31 |
| Monmouthshire | 681 |
| Pembrokeshire | 81 |
| Radnorshire | 16 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 12,178 |
| General Labourer | 1,078 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,036 |
| Coal Miner | 997 |
| Domestic Servant | 704 |
| Dress Maker | 673 |
| Labourer | 673 |
| Living On Own Means | 656 |
| Farmer | 491 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 458 |
| Cotton Weaver | 419 |
| General Servant Domestic | 418 |
| Laundress | 394 |
| General Servant | 360 |
| Farm Labourer | 334 |
| Gardener | 270 |
| House Keeper | 266 |
| Carpenter | 244 |
| Blacksmith | 239 |
| Clerk | 224 |
| Farm Servant | 209 |
| Grocer | 208 |
| General Domestic Servant | 201 |
| Butcher | 190 |
| Tailoress | 175 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hill | 35,301 |
| William Hill | 34,166 |
| John Hill | 31,190 |
| Elizabeth Hill | 22,418 |
| Thomas Hill | 19,773 |
| Sarah Hill | 19,366 |
| George Hill | 18,516 |
| James Hill | 16,577 |
| Ann Hill | 12,503 |
| Henry Hill | 11,335 |
| Charles Hill | 10,874 |
| Joseph Hill | 10,152 |
| Jane Hill | 9,211 |
| Eliza Hill | 7,905 |
| Annie Hill | 7,335 |
| Alice Hill | 7,268 |
| Emma Hill | 7,235 |
| Ellen Hill | 6,712 |
| Hannah Hill | 6,095 |
| Robert Hill | 5,954 |
| Samuel Hill | 5,807 |
| Edward Hill | 5,787 |
| Emily Hill | 5,658 |
| Frederick Hill | 5,590 |
| Arthur Hill | 5,467 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hall | 75% | 638,405 |
| 2 | Hill | 100% | 541,757 |
| 3 | Hull | 75% | 55,229 |
| 4 | Holl | 75% | 10,478 |
| 5 | Hell | 75% | 3,135 |
| 6 | Halle | 60% | 939 |
| 7 | Haill | 80% | 897 |
| 8 | Heall | 60% | 675 |
| 9 | Heill | 80% | 235 |
| 10 | Hil | 75% | 197 |
| 11 | Hille | 80% | 179 |
| 12 | Holle | 60% | 125 |
| 13 | Halla | 60% | 122 |
| 14 | Houll | 60% | 120 |
| 15 | Hoill | 80% | 105 |
The surname Hill is the 2nd most popular variant of Hall.