Given name & surname

Hillier

“one who heles, thatches”

Hillier is a surname with more than one origin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

As an English occupational surname for a roofer, Hillier goes back to a word meaning “one who heles, thatches.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

As an English occupational surname for a roofer, it goes back to a word meaning “one who heles, thatches”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hillier’s family of names

Hillier has a related form in Hilliard. In English usage, Hillier as a surname has a related form in Heller.

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