Hilling

See also: hilling

English

Alternative forms

• Hillin

Etymology

Topographic surname for a person living on a hill, from an unattested Old English word *hylling (“hill-dweller”).

Proper noun

Hilling (plural Hillings)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hilling is the 36736^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. Hilling is most common among White (94.08%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hilling”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 178.