Hillhouse

Hillhouse Meaning & Origin

About Hillhouse
The surname Hillhouse is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "hyll" meaning "hill" and "hus" meaning "house." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name lived near or on a hill or hillside. The name Hillhouse may have been given to someone who resided in a house situated on or near a hill, or it could have been used to describe a person who owned or worked on land located on a hill.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hillhouse: 2,012
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 14761
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.68

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hillhouse 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 Hillhouse is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HLS
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H04020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH1 L HH AW2 S
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɪˌlhaʊs/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hillhouse in Braille

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

The name Hillhouse in braille

How to sign the name Hillhouse using Sign Language

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

The name Hillhouse in sign language

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