Explore the Family Name St. Hill

The meaning of St. Hill

West Indian: possibly from English Hill with the addition of the adjective saint following the pattern of various surnames derived from the placenames dedicated to a certain saint. History: This surname apparently originates from Barbados, where it was recorded in the 1800s as a name of a slave owner called Christopher Saint Hill.

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How common is the last name St. Hill in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname St. Hill saw a significant rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 56,687 in 2000 to 52,169 in 2010, reflecting a positive change of about 7.97%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also increased by 18.1%, from 337 in 2000 to 398 in 2010. This growth is also mirrored in the proportion per 100k, which experienced an increase of 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,687	#52,169	7.97%
Count	337	398	18.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name St. Hill

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts. Most notably, the percentage of individuals with the surname St. Hill identifying as Black increased by 2.26% from 2000 to 2010, making up 78.89% of the population with this surname in 2010. Additionally, there was an increase of 7.38% in those identifying as Hispanic. However, the percentages of those identifying as White or of two or more races decreased, by 23.82% and 15.18% respectively. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	77.15%	78.89%	2.26%
Hispanic	7.72%	8.29%	7.38%
White	8.9%	6.78%	-23.82%
Two or More Races	5.93%	5.03%	-15.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%