About the surname
It is a recognizable surname, with the Hilliard family name appearing regularly in modern demographic surveys. Nationwide, census figures count 19,517 individuals identifying with this surname. If grouped together, this population would resemble a standard American mid-sized town. If you were to sample the US population, approximately one individual out of every 17,062 would hold the Hilliard surname. The data reveals two main pillars for this surname: a primary White base (62.3%) and a very healthy secondary Black or African American group (29.9%).