Hillery

Hillery Meaning & Origin

About Hillery
The surname Hillery is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó hÍr, meaning "descendant of Ír." Ír was a personal name of uncertain meaning, possibly related to the word "ire," meaning "anger" or "fury." The surname Hillery is primarily found in County Clare, Ireland, and is associated with the descendants of the Ó hÍr sept.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hillery is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hillery: 1,740
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 16,509
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.59

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hillery based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Hillery is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HLR
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H04060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH1 L ER0 IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɪləri/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HLR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H460

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hillery in Braille

Here's how to represent Hillery in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hillery in braille

How to sign the name Hillery using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hillery using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hillery in sign language

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