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The Hiller surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,546 people carried this name — #3,387 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,900 people counted. That is up 16% from 9,063 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Hiller surname

From hill + -er, given to people who lived by a hill.

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

In Poland’s population register

427 people named Hiller have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 497 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 186
Silesian 66
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 52
Masovian 37
Greater Poland 21
Lublin 19
Lesser Poland 13
West Pomeranian 10

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

282 people named Hiller live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 81
Bern 48
Aargau 37
Thurgau 30
Vaud 14
St. Gallen 13
Basel-Landschaft 11
Geneva 9

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 193 people named Hiller 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 Misiones.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Misiones 121
Buenos Aires Province 35
La Pampa 27
City of Buenos Aires 10

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 112 people named Hiller.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 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 12
Bas-Rhin 33
Moselle 20
Vosges 10
Paris 9
Haut-Rhin 5
Territoire de Belfort 5
Doubs 4
Nord 4

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

In the Nordic population registers

454 people named Hiller is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 454

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).

Who carried it

People named Hiller,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Philipp Friedrich Hiller
    Philipp Friedrich Hiller 1699–1769 · parson
  • Herman Hiller d. 1990 · photographer
  • Nicolaus Olai Hiller d. 1688 · singer
  • Olaus Hiller d. 1674
  • Silvester Hiller 1592–1663 · physician
  • Jonas Hiller 1606–1669 · pastor

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Hiller.

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