Hill (surname)

HillLanguage(s)| English, Scottish

|

Origin
Meaning| "a person who lived on a hill"
Region of origin| England, Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)| Hyll, Hull
Frequency Comparison:[1]

Hill is a surname of English and Scottish origin, meaning "a person who lived on a hill". It is the 36th most common surname in England, the 18th common surname in Scotland, and the 37th most common surname in the United States.[1]

Contents:

* Top
* 0–9
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## Disambiguation pages

[edit]

* Aaron Hill
* Al Hill
* Alan Hill
* Albert Hill
* Alex Hill
* Alexander Hill
* Alexis Hill
* Alfred Hill
* Allen Hill
* Andrew Hill
* Andy Hill
* Anthony Hill
* Antony Hill
* Arthur Hill
* Baron Hill
* Ben Hill
* Benjamin Hill
* Betty Hill
* Billy Hill
* Bob Hill
* Bobby Hill
* Brad Hill
* Brian Hill
* Bryan Hill
* Charles Hill
* Clarence Hill
* Colin Hill
* Daniel Hill
* Danny Hill
* Darryl Hill
* Dave Hill
* David Hill
* Derek Hill
* Dick Hill
* Ed Hill
* Edward Hill
* Edwin Hill
* Elizabeth Hill
* Eric Hill
* Ernest Hill
* Fiona Hill
* Francis Hill
* Frank Hill
* Fred Hill
* Frederick Hill
* George Hill
* Gerald Hill
* Gordon Hill
* Grant Hill
* Harry Hill
* Henry Hill
* J. J. Hill
* Jack Hill
* James Hill
* Jane Hill
* Jason Hill
* Jay Hill
* Jerry Hill
* Jim Hill
* Jimmy Hill
* Joe Hill
* John Hill
* Jon Hill
* Jonathan Hill
* Jordan Hill
* Joseph Hill
* Julian Hill
* Justin Hill
* Karen Hill
* Keith Hill
* Ken Hill
* Kenneth Hill
* Kenny Hill
* Kim Hill
* Len Hill
* Leonard Hill
* Mark Hill
* Martin Hill
* Mary Hill
* Matt Hill
* Matthew Hill
* Michael Hill
* Mick Hill
* Mike Hill
* Nancy Hill
* Nicholas Hill
* Noel Hill
* Norm Hill
* Norman Hill
* Paul Hill
* Peter Hill
* Phil Hill
* Philip Hill
* Phillip Hill
* Richard Hill
* Rob Hill
* Robert Hill
* Robin Hill
* Rowland Hill
* Scott Hill
* Stephen Hill
* Stuart Hill
* Thomas Hill
* Timothy Hill
* Tom Hill
* Tommy Hill
* Tony Hill
* Vernon Hill
* Walter Hill
* William Hill
* Willie Hill

## A

[edit]

* Adin Hill (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* Agnes Leonard Hill (1842–1917), American journalist, author, poet, newspaper founder/publisher, evangelist, social reformer
* Alban Hill (died 1559), Welsh physician
* Alec Hill (1916–2008), Australian military historian and academic
* Alexandra Hill Tinoco, Salvadorian politician
* Alisa Hill (born 1965), American middle-distance runner
* Ally Hill (1934–2018), 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
* Anita Hill (born 1956), American lawyer, alleged victim of sexual harassment by Clarence Thomas
* Ann Kimble-Hill, American biochemist
* Archibald Hill (A. V. Hill) (1886–1977), British Nobel laureate for Physiology or Medicine (1922)
* 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

[edit]

* Basil Alexander Hill (1880–1960), English rugby union international
* Becky Hill (born 1994), British singer
* Benny Hill (1924–1992), British comedian and actor
* Bernard Hill (1944–2024), 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
* Bill Hill (baseball) (William Cicero "Bill" Hill, 1874–1938), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Bill Hill (ice hockey) (1885–1969), Canadian ice hockey player
* B. J. Hill (American football) (born 1996), American football player
* Boyd Hill (1878–1908), American football and basketball coach
* Bradford Hill (born 1967), American politician (Massachusetts)
* Bradley Hill (footballer) (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
* Brandon Hill (American football) (born 2000), American football player
* Bronwyn Hill (born 1960), British civil servant
* Bunker Hill (musician) (stage name of David Walker, 1941–1986), American rhythm & blues and gospel singer.
* Byrd Hill, American slave trader (1800–1872)

## C

[edit]

* Calvin Hill (born 1947), American football player and sports executive, father of basketball player Grant Hill
* Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill (1911–1963), British physician, naturalist and museum curator
* Carl Fredrik Hill (1849–1911), Swedish painter
* Lady Charlotte Hill (1794–1821), daughter of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire
* Lady Charlotte Augusta Hill (1815–1861), daughter of Arthur Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire and wife of Sir George Chetwynd, 3rd Baronet
* Carole Hill, American anthropologist and professor.
* Christopher Hill (historian) (John Edward Christopher Hill) (1912–2003), British historian and textbook author
* Christopher J. Hill (born 1948), British academic
* Christopher R. Hill (1952), American diplomat
* Cindy Hill (golfer) (born 1948), American golfer
* Cliff Hill (1943–2021), British rugby league player
* Clint Hill (Secret Service) (1932–2025), United States Secret Service agent
* Clint Hill (footballer) (born 1978), English footballer
* Clint Hill (rugby league) (born 1981), Australian rugby league footballer
* Clinton Hill (artist) (1922–2003), American abstract artist
* Clinton Hill (athlete) (born 1980), Australian sprinter
* Cowboy Hill (American football) (1899–1966), American football player

## D

[edit]

* 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
* Dasan Hill (born 2005), American baseball player
* David Mark Hill (1960–2008), American spree killer
* Debra Hill (1950–2005) 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 (1929–2020), English professional footballer
* Dewey L. Hill (1925–2023), American politician
* 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

[edit]

* Ebenezer J. Hill (1845–1917), American politician (Connecticut)
* Eddie Hill (born 1936), American drag racer
* Eddie Hill (American football) (1957–2025), American football player
* Edwin C. Hill (1884 or 1885–1957), American journalist
* E.D. Hill (born 1962), American journalist and news anchor for CNN
* Eleanor J. Hill (born 1950), American attorney and public servant
* Eliza Trask Hill (1840–1908), American activist, journalist, philanthropist
* Ellsworth Jerome Hill (1833–1917), American minister and botanist
* Erica Hill (Erica Hill-Yount, born Erica Ruth Hill in 1976), American news presenter
* 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

[edit]

* Faith Hill (born 1967), American country singer
* Fanny Hill, fictional Woman of Pleasure created by the British novelist John Cleland

## G

[edit]

* Garrett Hill (born 1996), American baseball player
* Geoffrey Hill (1932–2016), English poet
* George Roy Hill (1921–2002), American actor and film director
* Georgiana Hill (1858–1924), British social historian and women's rights activist
* Gerry Hill (1913–2006), English cricketer
* 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

## H

[edit]

* 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
* Helen Hill (1970–2007), American animation filmmaker and social activist
* Helena Hill (1875–1958), American suffragist
* Henry Hill (1943–2012), American organized crime figure
* Holton Hill (born 1997), American football player
* Howard Hill, American archer

## I

[edit]

* 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

[edit]

* J. Hill (born James Hill), American music arranger and brass player
* J. Hill, pseudonym of Spanish writer J. Mallorquí (1913–1972)
* J. D. Hill (born 1948), American football wide receiver
* J. Lister Hill (1894–1984), American politician
* J. Richard Hill (1929–2017), British admiral
* J. Tomilson Hill (active 1973 and after), American businessman
* Jake Hill (racing driver) (born 1994), British racing driver
* Jake Hill (musician) (born 1992), Alabama based rapper
* Jamal Hill (American football) (born 2001), American football player
* Jemele Hill (born 1975), American sports journalist
* Jeremy Hill (baseball) (born 1977), American baseball player
* Jeremy Hill (American football) (born 1992), American football player
* Jess Hill (writer), Australian investigative reporter and author
* Jo Hill (Joanne Kay Hill, born 1973), Australian women's basketball player
* Joan Robinson Hill (1931–1969), American horsewoman and socialite
* Johannes Hill (born 1988), German baritone
* Jonah Hill (Jonah Hill Feldstein, born 1983), American actor, filmmaker, and comedian
* Jonny Hill (rugby union) (born 1994), English professional rugby union player
* Josephine Hill (1899–1989), American movie actor
* Joyce Hill (1929–2021), American professional baseball player
* Jude Hill (born 2010), Northern Irish actor
* Julia Butterfly Hill (born 1974), American environmental activist and tax redirection advocate
* Justice Hill (born 1997), American football player
* Jyaire Hill (born 2005), American football player

## K

[edit]

* Karl Hill (1831–1893), German baritone opera singer
* Karl Hill (musician) (born 1975), American musician
* Kasim Hill (born 1997), American football player
* Katie Hill (disambiguation), several people
* Kerry Hill (1943–2018), Australian architect
* K. J. Hill (born 1997), American football player
* Kylin Hill (born 1998), American football player

## L

[edit]

* Lano Hill (born 1995), American football player
* Lauryn Hill (born 1975), American hip hop singer
* Lawrence Hill (born c. 1960), Canadian novelist and memoirist
* Lena Hill, American academic administrator
* 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

[edit]

* 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
* Marquise Hill (1982–2007), American football defensive end
* Melanie Hill (born 1962), English actor
* Mervyn Hill (1902–1948), Welsh-born cricketer
* Micaiah John Muller Hill (1856–1929), British mathematician
* 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

[edit]

* 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

## O

[edit]

* Octavia Hill (1838–1912), English social reformer
* Olivia Hill, American politician and engineer

## P

[edit]

* Paddy Hill (1944–2024), Northern Irish human rights campaigner, see Birmingham Six
* Perry Hill (baseball) (born 1952), American baseball coach
* Pete Hill (1882–1951), American outfielder and manager in baseball's Negro leagues
* Major Ployer Peter Hill (1894–1935), USAF pilot and namegiver to Hill Air Force Base

## R

[edit]

* Raewyn Hill (born 1972), New Zealand choreographer and dancer
* Ralph Hill (representative) (1827–99), American lawyer and politician
* Ralph Hill (music critic) (1900–50), British music critic
* Ralph Hill (runner) (1908–94), American middle-distance runner
* Ralph Nading Hill (1917–87), American writer and preservationist
* Ralyn M. Hill (1899–1977), American Medal of Honor recipient
* Reg Hill (Reginald Eric Hill, 1914–1999), English model maker and television producer
* Reginald Hill (1936–2012), British crime novelist
* Rhonda P. Hill (born 1956), American fashion industry analyst
* Rich Hill (baseball coach) (born c. 1962), American college baseball coach
* Rich Hill (pitcher) (born 1980), American baseball pitcher
* Rick Hill (Richard "Rick" Hill) (born 1946), American politician
* Rina Hill (Rina Bradshaw-Hill) (born 1969), Australian triathlete
* Rodney Hill (1921–2011), British applied mathematician
* Roland Hill (journalist) (1920–2014), German-born British journalist and biographer
* Rose Hill (actress) (1914–2003), British actress who starred in the sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
* Rose Hill (athlete) (born 1956), British wheelchair athlete
* Ross Hill (died 2007), English BMX cyclist
* Rowena Hill (born 1938), Welsh/English writer based in Venezuela
* Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772–1842), British Army general during the Napoleonic Wars
* Ruth W. Hill (1898–1995), American numismatist

## S

[edit]

* Sally Hill, New Zealand academic
* Sara B. Hill (1882–1963), American bookplate designer
* 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
* 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

[edit]

* Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti, 1939), Italian actor
* Terry Hill (1972–2024), Australian rugby league player
* Theo Hill (born 1982), American jazz pianist
* Theodora Hill (born 1946), New Zealand Olympic gymnast
* Tiny Hill (rugby union) (1927–2019), New Zealand rugby union player
* Tommi Hill (born 2002), American football player
* 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

[edit]

* Vince Hill (Vincent Hill, 1934–2023), English traditional pop music singer, songwriter and record producer
* Vince Hill (American football) (born 1985), American football player
* Viola Hill (1892–after 1940), suffragist and musician
* Virgil Hill (born 1964), American boxer

## W

[edit]

* Will Hill (born 1990), American football player
* Willard Hill (born 1982), American rapper and songwriter

## Y

[edit]

* Yolanda Dechelle Hill (born 1968), American accountant, non-profit executive, and public official

## Z

[edit]

* Zach Hill (born 1979), American multi-instrumentalist
* Zak Hill (born 1981), American football coach
* Zanzye H.A. Hill (1906–1935), American lawyer

## See also

[edit]

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

## External links

[edit]

* Hill DNA Project

## References

[edit]

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

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Hill.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.