Find out how popular the last name Hillman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hillman.

Hillman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hillman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hillman in America

Hillman is the 2321st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hillman surname appeared 15,738 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 people would have the surname Hillman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hillman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hillman

The surname "HILLMAN" is of English origin and dates back to the late 12th century. It is a locational name derived from one of the numerous places in England called "Hill". These places were named for their elevated topographical features or locations near hills.

The name "HILLMAN" is believed to have originated from the Old English words "hyll" meaning "hill" and "mann" meaning "man" or "person". It would have originally referred to someone who lived on or near a hill. The earliest recorded spelling of the name is thought to be "Hilleman" in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1195.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, there are several references to places called "Hill" or variations such as "Hille" and "la Hille". These would have been the precursors to the eventual surname "HILLMAN".

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname "HILLMAN" was John Hyllman, who was mentioned in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire in 1317. Another early bearer of the name was Richard Hyllman, who was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1327.

Noteworthy historical figures with the surname "HILLMAN" include:

1. Roger Hillman (c.1570-1655), an English clergyman and religious writer.
2. James Hillman (1926-2011), an American psychologist and influential figure in the field of Jungian psychology.
3. William Hillman (1849-1923), an American businessman and co-founder of the Hillman Coal and Coke Company.
4. Gustav Hillman (1880-1945), a Swedish-American labor leader and politician who served in the New York State Assembly.
5. Sidney Hillman (1887-1946), an American labor leader and prominent figure in the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).

The name "HILLMAN" has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Hillman's Cross in Wiltshire, which was recorded as "Hilmanescruche" in the 13th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hillman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hillman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hillman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hillman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hillman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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