Explore the Family Name Hilt

The meaning of Hilt

1. German: from a short form of Hildebrand or some other compound ancient Germanic name formed with hild ‘strife, battle’ as the first element. See Hild. 2. English (London): from the Middle English personal name Hilte, ultimately from ancient Germanic Helto, probably from halith- ‘hero’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hilt has seen a modest change in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Hilt ranked 9835th in popularity, with a count of 3032 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, it had dropped slightly in rank to 10119th, despite an increase in the number of people with this surname to 3185, reflecting a growth rate of 5.05%. The proportion of individuals named Hilt per 100k of the population decreased by 3.57% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,835	#10,119	-2.89%
Count	3,032	3,185	5.05%
Proportion per 100k	1.12	1.08	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hilt

With regard to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting changes from 2000 to 2010. White individuals constituted the majority of those with the Hilt surname in both years, with a slight decrease of 0.09%. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname saw the most significant increase, jumping from 0.26% to 0.60%, a growth of 130.77%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population with the Hilt surname grew by 35.48%, while the Black population increased slightly by 2.48%. The proportion of those identifying as two or more races declined by 46.21%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also decreased by 31.25%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.31%	89.23%	-0.09%
Black	6.46%	6.62%	2.48%
Hispanic	1.55%	2.1%	35.48%
Two or More Races	1.45%	0.78%	-46.21%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.96%	0.66%	-31.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.26%	0.6%	130.77%