Hildebrandsson Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Hildebrandsson is a spelling of the German surname Hildebrand. In origin, the name means “from the name Hildebrand”.

• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Related forms: Hildebrands, Hillebrands and Hillebrandt.
• Hildebrandsson adds -sson to the root of Hildebrand, a common way of forming related surnames.

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