Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Other Forms FormsHilleard, Hillyard, Hillard Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 8/4/2007 by Thunderbird5 Edited 6/10/2016 by LMS Meaning & History English: from the Norman female personal name Hildiarde, Hildegard, composed of the Germanic elements hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + gard ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’. The surname has been in Ireland since the 17th century.
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