Explore the Family Name Hilde

The meaning of Hilde

1. German: variant of Hild 1. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Hilde, found in two places; the first element is most likely related to Old Norse hjallr ‘terrace, ledge’, the second one is from vin ‘meadow’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Arlys, Erik, Iver, Juel, Selmer.

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How common is the last name Hilde in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hilde demonstrated a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 36,463 in terms of popularity and this ranking fell to 42,640 in 2010, indicating a drop of approximately 16.94%. Concurrently, the count of people with the surname Hilde also dropped from 579 in 2000 to 508 in 2010, marking a decrease of 12.26%. The proportion per 100,000 people similarly saw a reduction of 19.05% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,463	#42,640	-16.94%
Count	579	508	-12.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.17	-19.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hilde

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hilde, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the surname Hilde identified as White, though this group saw a slight decrease of 0.89%. The Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic ethnicities saw increases of 13.95% and 13.78% respectively. The category of "Two or more races" also experienced an increase, rising by 29.75%. There was no change reported for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.34%	94.49%	-0.89%
Hispanic	2.25%	2.56%	13.78%
Two or More Races	1.21%	1.57%	29.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.86%	0.98%	13.95%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%