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First Name
551
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
435k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Hill mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Hill

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Hill
Senses
  1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain."Every mountain and hill shall be made low." [Is. xl. 4.]
  2. The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. (U. S) See Hill (v. t.)
  3. A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes.(U. S)

Etymology: OE. hil hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm holm, and column. Cf. 2d Holm

verb Hill
To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. Structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
    Synonyms: mound
  2. (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
    Synonyms: mound and pitcher's mound
  3. A local and well-defined elevation of the land ("they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia")
  4. Risque English comedian (1925-1992)
    Synonyms: alfred hawthorne and benny hill
  5. United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)
    Synonyms: j. j. hill and james jerome hill
  6. Form into a hill
Wiktionary

From Middle English hill, from Old English hyll (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“stone, rock”), from Proto-Indo-European *kolən-, *koləm- (“top, hill, rock”). Cognate with Middle Dutch hille, hulle (“hill”), Low German hull (“hill”), Icelandic hóll (“hill”), Latin collis (“hill”), Lithuanian kalnas, Albanian kallumë (“big pile, tall heap”), Russian холм (xolm, “hill”), Old English holm (“rising land, island”). More at holm.

  1. An elevated location smaller than a mountain.
    The park is sheltered from the wind by a to the east.
  2. A sloping road.
    You need to pick up speed to get up the that's coming up.
  3. (US) A heap of earth surrounding a plant.
  4. (US) A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.
    a of corn or potatoes
  5. (baseball) The pitcher’s mound.
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Notable Persons Named Hill

Notable Persons Named Hill

Hill Harper

Hill Harper is an actor and author. His most notable accomplishments were from 1993 to present. Hill was given the name Frank Eugene Harper on May 17th, 1966 in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. Hill is also known as F. Hill Harper.

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Hill McAlister

Hill McAlister was a Governor of Tennessee. Hill was born on July 15th, 1875 in Nashville, Tennessee. He left this life on October 30th, 1959.

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Hill Kourkoutis

Hill Kourkoutis is a rock music, pop music, alternative rock, dance music, and hip hop music musician. She has had major accomplishments since 2000. Hill was given the name Hillary Kourkoutis on January 23rd, 1988 in Toronto.

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Hill

Hill is a pop music singing, songwriter, and actor. He plays Vocals. He was most prominent from 2008 to present. Hill was given the name Hilmi Zaini on October 13th, 1987.

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Hill Blackett

Hill was born on March 13th, 1892. Hill is also known as Vernive Hill Blackett. He breathed his last breath on December 6th, 1967.

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Hill Carrow

Hill was given the name Harvey Hill Carrow, Jr. on January 3rd, 1955 in Washington, D.C.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Hill

Notable Persons With the Last Name Hill

Julia Butterfly Hill

Julia Butterfly Hill is an environmentalism, motivational speaker, and environmental activist. Julia was given the name Julia Lorraine Hill on February 18th, 1974 in Mount Vernon, Missouri.

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Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill is an actor, comedian, and producer. His most notable accomplishments were from 2004 to present. Jonah was given the name Jonah Hill Feldstein on December 20th, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill is a contemporary r&b, soul music, neo soul, hip hop music, folk music, and reggae fusion musician. She has been prominent since 1993. Lauryn was born on May 26th, 1975. Lauryn is also known as Ms. Lauryn Hill and L. Boogie.

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Faith Hill

Faith Hill is a country music and country pop singing, record producer, and actor. She plays Guitar and Vocals. She was most active from 1993 to present. Faith was given the name Audrey Faith Perry on September 21st, 1967 in Ridgeland, Mississippi, U.S.

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Jr. Henry Hill

Jr. was born as the child of Irish Americans and Sicilian Americans on June 11th, 1943 in Brooklyn. Jr. is also known as Alex Canclini. He breathed his last breath on June 12th, 2012.

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Terence Hill

Terence Hill is an actor. He was most prominent from 1951 to 1951. Terence was given the name Mario Girotti on March 29th, 1939 in Venice.

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  • Benny Hill
    Comedian
  • Conleth Hill
  • Grant Hill
    Basketball Player
  • Dulé Hill
    Actor
  • Napoleon Hill
    Author
  • Joe Hill
    Writer
  • Bernard Hill
    Actor
  • Taylor Marie Hill
    Model (people)
  • Dusty Hill
    Bassist
  • Zach Hill
    Musician
  • Damon Hill
    Formula One Racer
  • George Hill
    Basketball Player
  • Shaun Hill
    Football Player
  • Steven Hill
    Actor

Common last names for Hill

Common first names for Hill

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Hill U.S.
█  White 64.36% 64.26%
█  African American 29.12% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.53% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.97% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.51% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.51% 16.26%

Of Last Name Hill

People with the last name Hill are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Hill

  • What name lists does Hill rank for?
    #39Popular Surnames
  • How Popular is the name Hill? Hill is the 15,867th most popular name of all time. As a last name Hill was the 39th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Hill have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 551 babies born with the first name Hill in the United States. That's more than enough people named Hill to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Hill? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1884 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Hill first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Hill is Saturday, August 2nd, 1873.
  • What year had the most people named Hill born? The highest recorded use of the first name Hill was in 1919 with a total of 21 babies.
  • Random Hill Factoid: According to the 1915 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Hill is not a popular baby boy's name in Georgia. Imagine that, only 5 babies in Georgia have the same name in 1915.
  • Weird things about the name Hill: The name spelled backwards is Llih. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Lhil. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Hill? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 434,827 people with the last name Hill.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Hill? Hill was ranked as the 39th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
    • Hill name meaning

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