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

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

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

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