Hilger Family History
Hilger Name Meaning
German, Dutch, French, and English: from a Germanic personal name
composed of the elements hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + gar,
ger ‘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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Hilger
Name Distribution of Hilger Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Hilger families
 22 - 42  8 - 21 |
 1 - 7  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Hilger families
|
6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Hilger families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Hilger census records
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Hilger Family Origin
Hilger Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Hilger
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Hilger Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Hilger census records
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Hilger Civil War Service Records
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