Hill (surname)

Hill

Languages	English, Scottish
Origin
Meaning	"a person who lived on a hill"
Region of origin	England, Scotland
Other names
Variant forms	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

• 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

• 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
• Austin Hill (born 1994), American racing driver
• Austin J. Hill (born 2007), American racing driver

B

• Basil Alexander Hill (1880–1960), English rugby union international
• Bec Hill (born 1986), Australian comedian
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

G

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
• Kay Hill (1917–2011), Canadian writer
• Kerry Hill (1943–2018), Australian architect
• Kirsty Hill (born 1991), English professional boxer
• K. J. Hill (born 1997), American football player
• Kyle Hill (born 1979), American basketball player
• Kyle Hill (YouTuber), American science communicator
• Kylin Hill (born 1998), American football player

L

• 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

• 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 (1952–2025), 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

• 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

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

P

• Paddy Hill (1944–2024), Northern Irish human rights campaigner, see Birmingham Six
• Pat Hill (born 1951), American football player, coach, and broadcaster
• Pati Hill (1921–2014), American writer and photocopy artist
• 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

• 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
• Rickey Hill (born 1956), American baseball player
• Rickey Hill (cheerleader) (died 2021), American cheerleading and dance coach
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

Y

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

Z

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

See also

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

External links

• Hill DNA Project

References

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