Hills Family History
Hills Name Meaning
English: variant of Hill with genitival -s if a relationship name attested in Matilda Hilles 1327 (Somerset) where the genitival form may signify widowhood; or with plural -s if habitational attested in Johanne de Hyles 1379 (Bickerstaffe Lancashire) and Ricardo del Hyles 1379 (Great Eccleston Lancashire); or with post-medieval excrescent -s probably the most common form.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022