Hill (surname)

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Hill
Origin
Word/nameEnglish
Meaninga person who lived on a hill.
Region of originEngland
Other names
Variant form(s), Hull
Frequency Comparison:[1]

Hill is a surname of English origin, meaning "a person who lived on a hill". It is the 36th most common surname in England and 37th most common in the United States.[1]

A[]

  • Aaron Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Adin Hill (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
  • Agnes Leonard Hill (1842–1917), American journalist, author, poet, newspaper founder/publisher, evangelist, social reformer
  • Al Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alan Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alban Hill (died 1559), Welsh physician
  • Albert Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alec Hill (1916–2008), Australian military historian and academic
  • Alex Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alexander Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alex Hyndman Alexandra Hill (born 1978), British journalist and newscaster
  • Alexandra Hill Tinoco, Salvadorian politician
  • Alexis Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alfred Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alisa Hill (born 1965), American middle-distance runner
  • Allen Hill (Hugh Allen Oliver Hill) (1937–2021), British chemist and academic
  • Allen Hill (1845–1910), English cricketer
  • Ally Hill (born 1934), Scottish footballer
  • A. P. Hill (Ambrose Powell Hill) (1825–1865), Confederate general in the American Civil War
  • Andre Hill (died 2020), African-American man killed by police
  • Andrew Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Andy Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Anita Hill (born 1956), American lawyer, alleged victim of sexual harassment by Clarence Thomas
  • Anthony Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Antony Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Archibald Hill (A. V. Hill) (1886–1977), British Nobel laureate for Physiology or Medicine (1922)
  • Arthur Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • A. T. Hill (Asa Thomas Hill) (1871–1953), American businessman and archaeologist
  • Aubrey Hill (1972–2020), American football coach
  • Austin Bradford Hill (1897–1991), British epidemiologist and statistician

B[]

  • Baron Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Basil Alexander Hill (1880–1960), English rugby union international
  • Ben Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Benjamin Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Benny Hill (1924–92), British comedian and actor
  • Bernard Hill (born 1944), British actor
  • Bert Hodge Hill (1874–1958), American archaeologist
  • Bertie Hill (Albert Edwin Hill) (1926–2005), British equestrian, gold medallist at the 1956 Summer Olympics
  • Betty Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bill Hill (baseball) (William Cicero "Bill" Hill, 1874–1938), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Billy Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • B. J. Hill (American football) (born 1996), American football player
  • Bob Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bobby Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Boyd Hill, American football and basketball coach
  • Brad Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bradford Hill (born 1967), American politician (Massachusetts)
  • Bradley Hill (footballer) (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
  • Brian Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bronwyn Hill, British civil servant
  • Bryan Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bunker Hill (musician) (stage name of David Walker, 1941–after 1962), American rhythm & blues and gospel singer.

C[]

D[]

  • Damon Hill (born 1960), British racing driver, Formula One World Champion (1996), son of Graham Hill
  • Dan Hill (born 1954), Canadian Tenor singer/songwriter
  • Dana Hill (1964–96), American actor and voice actor
  • Daniel Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Danny Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Darryl Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dave Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • David Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Debra Hill (born 1950) is an American film producer and screenwriter who is best known for producing various works of John Carpenter.
  • Delano Hill (American football) (born 1995), American football player
  • Delmas Carl Hill (1906–89), United States federal judge
  • Dennis Hill (born 1929), English professional footballer
  • Derek Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dick Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Douglas Hill (1935–2007), Canadian science fiction author, editor and reviewer
  • Douglas Hill (musician) (born 1946), American composer, author and French horn soloist
  • Drew Hill (1956–2011), American football wide receiver
  • Dulé Hill (born 1975), American actor
  • Dusty Hill (1949–2021), American musician associated with the band ZZ Top
  • Dwayne Hill (born 1966), Canadian actor

E[]

  • Ebenezer J. Hill (1845–1917), American politician (Connecticut)
  • Ed Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Eddie Hill (born 1936), American drag racer
  • E.D. Hill (born 1962), American journalist and news anchor for CNN
  • Edward Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Edwin Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Eleanor J. Hill (born 1950), American attorney and public servant
  • Eliza Trask Hill (1840–1908), American activist, journalist, philanthropist
  • Elizabeth Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ellsworth Jerome Hill (1833–1917), American minister and botanist
  • Eric Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Erica Hill (Erica Hill-Yount, born Erica Ruth Hill in 1976), American news presenter
  • Ernest Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ernestine Hill (1899–1972), Australian journalist, travel writer and novelist
  • Eustace St Clair Hill (1873–1953), English priest, headmaster, and monk
  • Evan Hill (1919–2010), American journalist and college professor

F[]

  • Faith Hill (born 1967), American country singer
  • Fanny Hill, fictional Woman of Pleasure created by the British novelist John Cleland
  • Fiona Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Francis Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Frank Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Frederick Hill (disambiguation), multiple people

G[]

  • Geoffrey Hill (1932–2016), English poet
  • George Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Georgiana Hill (1858–1924), British social historian and women's rights activist
  • Gerald Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gerry Hill (1913–2006), English cricketer
  • Gordon Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Graham Hill (1929–1975), British Formula One double World Champion and the only winner of the "Triple Crown of Motorsport", father of Damon Hill
  • Graham Hill (judge) (1938–2005), Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
  • Graham Hill (academic) (active 1997–2005), Zimbabwean veterinary surgeon and academic
  • Grant Hill (born 1972), American basketball player
  • Grant Hill (disambiguation), multiple other people

H[]

  • Hainer Hill (1913–2001), German scenic designer, costume designer, painter, graphic artist and theatre photographer
  • Hank Hill, fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill
  • Harold Hill, fictional character in The Music Man
  • Harry Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Helen Hill (1970–2007), American animation filmmaker and social activist
  • Helena Hill (1875–1958), American suffragist
  • Henry Hill (1943–2012), American organized crime figure
  • Henry Hill (disambiguation), multiple other people
  • Holton Hill (born 1997), American football player
  • Howard Hill, American archer

I[]

  • Ian Hill (born 1951), British musician associated with the band Judas Priest
  • Ian Hill (diplomat) (active 1993 and after), New Zealand diplomat
  • Irving Hill (1915–98), American lawyer and judge

J[]

  • J. Hill (born James Hill), American music arranger and brass player
  • J. Hill (novelist), pseudonym by Spanish writer J. Mallorquí.
  • J. D. Hill (born 1948), American football wide receiver
  • J. J. Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • J. Lister Hill (1894–1984), American politician
  • J. Richard Hill (born 1929), British admiral
  • J. Tomilson Hill (active 1973 and after), American businessman
  • Jack Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jake Hill (born 1994), British racing driver
  • James Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jane Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jason Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jay Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jemele Hill (born 1975), American sports journalist
  • Jeremy Hill (baseball) (born 1977), American baseball player
  • Jeremy Hill (American football) (born 1992), American football player
  • Jerry Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jess Hill (writer), Australian investigative reporter and author
  • Jim Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jimmy Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jo Hill (Joanne Kay Hill, born 1973), Australian women's basketball player
  • Joan Robinson Hill (1931–69), American horsewoman and socialite
  • Joe Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Johannes Hill (born 1988), German baritone
  • John Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Johnnie Hill (John Hamar Hill, 1912–1998), British Royal Air Force officer
  • Johnnie Hill, American actor who played the title role in the 1976 movie Velvet Smooth
  • Jon Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jonah Hill (Jonah Hill Feldstein, born 1983), American actor, filmmaker, and comedian
  • Jonathan Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jonny Hill (de:Jonny Hill, born 1940), Austrian singer who recorded a German version of the Red Sovine song Teddy Bear
  • Jonny Hill (rugby union) (born 1994), English professional rugby union player
  • Jordan Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Joseph Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josephine Hill (1899–1989), American movie actor
  • Joyce Hill (born 1929), American professional baseball player
  • Julia Butterfly Hill (Julia Lorraine Hill, born 1974), American environmental activist and tax redirection advocate
  • Justice Hill (born 1997), American football player
  • Justin Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (born 2003), Game Developer/Designer

K[]

  • K. J. Hill (born 1997), American football player
  • Karen Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Karl Hill (1831–1893), German baritone opera singer
  • Karl Hill (musician) (born 1975), American musician
  • Keith Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ken Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kenneth Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kenny Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kerry Hill (1943–2018), Australian architect
  • Kim Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kylin Hill (born 1998), American football player

L[]

  • Lano Hill (born 1995), American football player
  • Lauryn Hill (born 1975), American hip hop singer
  • Lawrence Hill (born c. 1960), Canadian novelist and memoirist
  • Len Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Leonard Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Lester S. Hill (1891–1961), American mathematician and educator
  • Lionel Hill (1881–1963), politician, Premier of South Australia 1930–1933
  • Lovette Hill (1907–1989), American college baseball coach
  • Lydia Cecilia Hill (1913–1940), British cabaret dancer

M[]

  • Mabel Betsy Hill (1877 – ?), American illustrator and author of children's books
  • Malcolm Hill (basketball) (born 1995), American player in the Israel League
  • Marc Hill (born 1952), American Major League Baseball catcher
  • Marc Lamont Hill (born 1978), American academic, journalist, author, activist and television personality
  • Lord Marcus Hill (Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys, 1798–1863), British politician
  • Mark Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Marquise Hill (1982–2007), American football defensive end
  • Mary Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Matt Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Matthew Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Melanie Hill (born 1962), English actor
  • Mervyn Hill (1902–1948), Welsh-born cricketer
  • Micaiah John Muller Hill (1856–1929), British mathematician
  • Michael Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mick Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mike Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mildred and Patty Hill, American writers of the song "Happy Birthday to You"
  • Minnie Mossman Hill (1863–1946), American steamboat captain
  • Miranda Hill (1836–1910), British social reformer
  • Mitch Hill (active 2014), American college baseball coach
  • Montero Hill (born 1999), American rapper known professionally as Lil Nas X

N[]

  • Nancy Hill (born 1935), Australian basketball player
  • Napoleon Hill (1883–1970), American author
  • Ned C. Hill (born 1945), American business management professor
  • Neil Hill, member of The Good Men Project
  • Neil Hill, member of Australian band SPK (band)
  • Noel Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Norm Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Norman Hill (disambiguation), multiple people

O[]

P[]

  • Paul Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Pete Hill (1882–1951), American outfielder and manager in baseball's Negro leagues
  • Peter Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Phil Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Philip Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Phillip Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Major Ployer Peter Hill (1894–1935), USAF pilot and namegiver to Hill Air Force Base

R[]

S[]

  • Scott Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sean Hill (ice hockey) (born 1970), American ice hockey player
  • Sean Hill (American football) (born 1971), American football player
  • Sharon A. Hill (born 1970), American science writer and speaker
  • Shaun Hill (born 1980), American football player
  • Shawn Hill (born 1981), Canadian baseball pitcher
  • Sidney Hill, British merchant and philanthropist
  • Stephen Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Steven Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Stuart Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sue Hill (born 1955), British healthcare scientist
  • Susan Hill (born 1942), British author of fiction and non-fiction
  • Sylvia Louise Hill, also known as Sylvia Williams (1936–1996), American museum director, curator, art historian, and scholar of African art.

T[]

  • Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti, 1939), Italian actor
  • Terry Hill (born 1972), Australian rugby league player
  • Theodora Hill (born 1946), New Zealand Olympic gymnast
  • Thomas Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Timothy Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tiny Hill (rugby union) (1927–2019), New Zealand rugby union player
  • Tom Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tommy Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tony Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Trey Hill (born 2000), American football player
  • Trysten Hill (born 1998), American football player
  • Tyler Hill (racing driver) (born 1994), American NASCAR driver
  • Tyreek Hill (born 1994), American football player

V[]

  • Vernon Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Vince Hill (Vincent Hill, born 1934), English traditional pop music singer, songwriter and record producer
  • Vince Hill (American football) (born 1985), American football player
  • Viola Hill (born 1892), suffragist and musician

W[]

  • Walter Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Will Hill (born 1990), American college football player
  • William Hill (disambiguation), multiple people

Z[]

See also[]

  • Hill (disambiguation)
  • Hills (disambiguation)
  • Hull (surname)
  • General Hill (disambiguation)
  • Justice Hill (disambiguation)

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Hill Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
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