as a Last Name
- 1,770
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Hilger
Meaning & Origins
German, Dutch, French, and English: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + gēr, gār ‘spear’. This name was taken to England by the Normans; however, in East Anglia the surname is from an Old Danish personal name of similar origin.
| 14,481st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,770
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Nebraska
- has the most people named Hilger per capita
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