The Hildebrandt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,448 people carried this name — #6,273 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,100 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,176 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hildebrandt surname

A surname transferred from the given name.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hildebrandt» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Hildebrand’.

An early record he cites: Gilbert Hildbrond, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

His entry covers Hildebrand and Hildebrandt.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 383 · public domain.

In Poland’s population register

1,152 people named Hildebrandt have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,404 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 596
Greater Poland 229
Silesian 55
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 53
West Pomeranian 44
Masovian 44
Lower Silesian 32
Lubusz 24

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 448 people named Hildebrandt live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 313
Santa Fe 54
Entre Ríos 45
City of Buenos Aires 21
Misiones 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

244 people named Hildebrandt live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 47
Zurich 42
Aargau 26
Lucerne 23
Thurgau 15
Basel-Stadt 13
Solothurn 13
Fribourg 10

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 38 people named Hildebrandt.

Most of them — 22 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 22
Bas-Rhin 6
Paris 5
Haut-Rhin 3
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Somme 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

103 people named Hildebrandt is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 103

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Hildebrandt in American newspapers,
1899–1904.

Newspaper page from Fergus County Argus carrying the name Hildebrandt
Fergus County Argus 1899-11-01
Newspaper page from The Billings Gazette carrying the name Hildebrandt
The Billings Gazette 1899-10-24
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Hildebrandt
Evening Star 1904-08-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,718 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hildebrandt in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

1,476 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hildebrandt. The most, 381, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 550
Victoria 411
South Australia 237
Queensland 190
Western Australia 77
ACT (Canberra) 5
Tasmania 5
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hildebrandt.

Who carried it

People named Hildebrandt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt
    Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt 1668–1745 · architect
  • Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt
    Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt 1764–1816 · pharmacist
  • Theodor Hildebrandt
    Theodor Hildebrandt 1804–1874 · artist
  • Konrad Hildebrandt 1580–1644
  • Andreas Hildebrandt 1681–1762 · organ builder
  • Zacharias Hildebrandt 1688–1757 · organ builder

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hildebrandt,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,061 records

2,061 records of the Hildebrandt name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,131
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 474
  • Other U.S. records 456
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Theodore L. Hildebrandt

    Born 1916 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; textile mill worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at St Ann Catholic Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catharina Hildebrandt

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1863 aboard the Ferdinand from Bremen, aged 29; lady's maid. From Hanau, Prussia, Germany; bound for Baltimore.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James George Hildebrandt

    Born 1947; from Middleton, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,061 records for Hildebrandt in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany3,004 records

3,004 records of the Hildebrandt name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 2,981
  • German emigration and citizenship files 16
  • German estate files 7
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Hildebrandt

    Born 1893; from Niederdorla, Mühlhausen i. Th. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 267).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Daniel Hildebrandt

    Emigrated to North America in 1868.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Anna Barbara Hildebrandt

    Estate settled at Creidlitz in 1826; innkeeper.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Coburg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 3,004 records for Hildebrandt in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands253 records

253 records of the Hildebrandt name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 159
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 90
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Petrus Johannes Hildebrandt

    Married in 1867 in Zevenaar; shoemaker. Died 1898 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 71.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Sophia Hildebrandt

    Married in 1870 in Alkmaar. Died 1925 in Rotterdam, aged 79.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gefion Penelope Diana Hildebrandt

    Married in 1895 in Rotterdam. Died 1963 in Breda.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 253 records for Hildebrandt in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia113 records

113 records of the Hildebrandt name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 52
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 29
  • Other Australian records 32
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Th J. R. Hildebrandt

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Hohenzollern, aged 19; Italian.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Donald Maxwell Hildebrandt

    Public servant of Noble Park, Victoria; died 1983.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Rita May Hildebrandt

    Born 1918 in Geeveston, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 113 records for Hildebrandt in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada15 records

15 records of the Hildebrandt name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 10
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Emanuel Hildebrandt

    Buried in 1991 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 83.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ottilie Hildebrandt

    Died 1968; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Adina Hildebrandt

    Buried in 1988 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 15 records for Hildebrandt in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France12 records

12 records of the Hildebrandt name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Irina Hildebrandt

    Born 1909 in Russia; died 1994 in Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Erich Ernst Hildebrandt

    Born 1911 in Germany; died 2000 in Vichy (Allier).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Dorothe Celestine Hildebrandt

    Born 1922 in Oberbronn; died 1986 in Zehnacker (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Hildebrandt in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway6 records

6 records of the Hildebrandt name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Frida Hildebrandt

    Census of 1910: Gjetemyrs.vn, Kristiania; nursemaid, born 1893 in Germany.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Fritz Hildebrandt

    Census of 1910: Thv. Meyers gate, Kristiania; born 1903 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Hildebrandt in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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