Hills Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Hills Name Meaning : Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'hyll' meaning 'hill', the name 'hill's meaning 'of the hill'. May have also been taken from the forename 'Hill(e)' meaning 'battle'.
A name given to someone who lived or worked near or on a hill. May have also been taken from a mother or father's forename and made into a surname.
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
104
208
312
415
519
623
727
831
935
1038
1142
Buckinghamshire
18
Brecknockshire
9
Cambridgeshire
328
Channel Islands
4
Cheshire
9
Cornwall
29
Cumberland
13
Derbyshire
6
Devon
59
Dorset
20
Durham
87
Essex
594
Glamorgan
1
Gloucestershire
22
Hampshire
156
Herefordshire
13
Hertfordshire
232
Hunts and Rutland
85
Kent
1,246
Lancashire
68
Leicestershire
16
Lincolnshire
29
London
816
Middlesex
27
Monmouthshire
7
Northumberland
115
Norfolk
78
Northamptonshire
71
Nottinghamshire
23
Oxfordshire
29
Radnorshire
1
Shropshire
34
Suffolk
223
Somerset
35
Surrey
94
Sussex
556
Staffordshire
25
Warwickshire
30
Wiltshire
20
Worcestershire
35
Yorkshire
81
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Flintshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Westmorland
0
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Hills Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Hills family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
437
Female Servant
194
Independent
138
Labourer
91
Male Servant
76
Farmer
73
Ag Lab
41
Shoe Maker
35
Butcher
30
Ag Labourer
27
Publican
22
Baker
22
Carpenter
21
Coal Miner
16
Independant
16
Tailor
15
Gardener
15
Dress Maker
13
Servant
12
Laundress
11
Clerk
11
Grocer
10
Mariner
10
Blacksmith
9
Agricultural Lab
9
Most Frequent Forenames for Hills
Name
Census Frequency
William Hills
4,125
Mary Hills
3,515
John Hills
3,114
George Hills
2,560
Elizabeth Hills
2,455
Thomas Hills
2,245
Sarah Hills
2,082
James Hills
1,845
Henry Hills
1,589
Charles Hills
1,488
Ann Hills
1,241
Jane Hills
1,103
Eliza Hills
1,076
Emma Hills
1,038
Alice Hills
960
Ellen Hills
931
Edward Hills
916
Frederick Hills
901
Emily Hills
851
Robert Hills
836
Alfred Hills
791
Arthur Hills
775
Annie Hills
723
Joseph Hills
668
Walter Hills
602
Hills Surname Variants Ranking
Rank
Surname
Match
Census Frequency
1
Hills
100%
63,878
2
Hollis
67%
27,973
3
Halls
80%
20,563
4
Hallas
67%
6,996
5
Hollas
67%
2,266
6
Hulls
80%
2,251
7
Hallis
67%
2,111
8
Hollies
57%
1,816
9
Hellis
67%
1,291
10
Holles
67%
1,044
11
Hillas
83%
1,001
12
Hells
80%
682
13
Hillis
83%
513
14
Holls
80%
436
15
Halles
67%
304
16
Hilles
83%
195
17
Hallos
67%
191
18
Hoills
83%
191
19
Hillies
71%
188
20
Hullis
67%
187
21
Hollos
67%
180
22
Hils
80%
166
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The surname Hills is the
most popular version of all its varients