Tracing the Hilman Family Name

Hilman is how some branches of the Hillman family came to write their name. The family name meaning is “Man on the hill”, the same as for Hillman.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Hilman, so the heraldry linked to Hillman is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Hilman and Hillman

Hilman drops the “l” of Hillman, a shortening that clerks often made. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

354 Americans were listed as Hilman in the 2010 census. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Heilman, Heilmann and Holman. Get the complete Hilman report, with a museum-style coat of arms.