The Hildreth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,269 people carried this name — #4,849 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,700 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (7,302).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hildreth surname

As an English and Welsh surname

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

His entry covers Hildred and Hildreth.

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

In the first U.S. census, 1790

67 families named Hildreth, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 403 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 28
New Hampshire 22
New York 9
Vermont 5
North Carolina 2
Connecticut 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 245 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Hildreth in American newspapers,
1907–1909.

Newspaper page from The Times And Democrat carrying the name Hildreth
The Times And Democrat 1909-08-03
Newspaper page from Live Oak Daily Democrat carrying the name Hildreth
Live Oak Daily Democrat 1907-06-12
Newspaper page from Live Oak Daily Democrat carrying the name Hildreth
Live Oak Daily Democrat 1907-05-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 71,212 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hildreth in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

1,314 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hildreth. The most, 468, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 441
Queensland 337
New South Wales 233
Western Australia 163
South Australia 97
Tasmania 36
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Hildreth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Richard Hildreth 1583–1645
  • Sarah Hildreth 1648–1689
  • Abigail Hildreth 1655–1732
  • Joseph Hildreth 1658–1706
  • Persis Hildreth 1659–1698
  • Thomas Hildreth 1661–1662

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hildreth,
in the records of 5 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 States656 records

656 records of the Hildreth name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 260
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 147
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 107
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 82
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 31
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 24
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William E. Hildreth

    Born 1921 in California. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles; bookkeeper. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, California.

    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 Annie Hildreth

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Grosser Kurfurst from Cherbourg, aged 22; servant. From Monk Scaton, England.

    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 David Wayne Hildreth

    Born 1949; from Warren, New Hampshire. U.S. Army, heavy construction equipment operator; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 656 records for Hildreth in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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).

Australia54 records

54 records of the Hildreth name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 28
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 20
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Hildreth

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Northumbria, aged 28; English.

    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 Joseph A. Hildreth

    Commission agt of Moreland, Victoria; died 1907.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Phoebe Hildreth

    Of North Sydney, New South Wales; died 1931.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 54 records for Hildreth in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). 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).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Hildreth name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joan E. Hildreth

    Buried in 1961 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hazel Hildreth

    Died 1973 in Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, aged 71.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James Gordon Hildreth

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Hildreth in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Hildreth name in New Zealand Marlborough District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Ivor Hildreth

    Died 2001, aged 83; buried at Picton Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Hildreth in New Zealand.

Counts: Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Hildreth name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Hildreth

    Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record M. Hildreth

    Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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