Explore the Family Name Hilliker

The meaning of Hilliker

1. Americanized form of German Hilliger, a variant of Hilger. Compare also Hilker. 2. English: unexplained. Though it has the appearance of a habitational name from a place called ‘hill acre’ (i.e. plowland on or by a hill), no relevant place has been identified.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hilliker has seen a slight decrease in rank from 13,685 in 2000 to 13,855 in 2010, indicating a relative drop in popularity of 1.24%. Despite this, the number of individuals with the Hilliker surname increased by 7.28% over the same period, from 2,033 to 2,181. This minor decrease in rank and increase in count suggests that while other surnames may have become more common during this time, the absolute number of people named Hilliker has risen.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,685	#13,855	-1.24%
Count	2,033	2,181	7.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.75	0.74	-1.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hilliker

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hilliker. In 2000, the vast majority of Hillikers identified as White (96.41%), a proportion which slightly decreased to 95.74% by 2010. There was a notable increase in the proportion identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.74% in 2000 to 1.79% in 2010. Small percentages of individuals also identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, data for some ethnicities was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.41%	95.74%	-0.69%
Hispanic	0.74%	1.79%	141.89%
Two or More Races	1.52%	1.33%	-12.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.89%	0.6%	-32.58%
Black	0%	0.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.23%	0%