Hilt surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Hilt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,185 people carried this name — #10,119 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 92,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,032 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 433 people named Hilt.

14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 14
Moselle 238
Bas-Rhin 75
Paris 33
Loiret 19
Haut-Rhin 9
Meurthe-et-Moselle 8
Vosges 5
Vienne 3

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 370 people named Hilt 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 Entre Ríos.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 211
Buenos Aires Province 149
City of Buenos Aires 10

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

In Poland’s population register

74 people named Hilt have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 81 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.

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

Where they live today

Łódź 45
Masovian 21
Greater Poland 6
Pomeranian 2

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

Who carried it

People named Hilt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Christian Hilt
    Christian Hilt 1888–1958 · politician
  • Caspar Hilt 1765–1829 · judge
  • John Hilt 1824–1909 · businessperson
  • Carl Hilt 1835–1888 · engineer
  • André Hilt 1904–1946 · architect
  • Odd Hilt 1915–1986 · sculptor

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

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Surnames next to Hilt.

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