Hillock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Hillock family

The surname Hillock was first found in Glasgow, where John Hillock was a witness in 1517. A few years later, John Hyllok was witness at Tuliboill in 1546 and Robert Hillock was listed in Drumlithie in 1601. 1

The name can also be English, as Ragher Hilloc was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls of Norfolk in 1205. Over in Somerset, John Hillok was listed there in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. Literally, the name means "dweller by the small hill," from a diminutive of the Old English word "hyll," meaning "hill." 2

Early History of the Hillock family

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Hillock Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hillock, Hillick, Hilloch, Hillocks, Hyllock and many more.

Early Notables of the Hillock family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Sir John Hullock (1767-1829), Baron of the Exchequer, son of Timothy Hullock, a master weaver and proprietor of a timber-yard at Barnard Castle, Durham, born on 3 April 1767. In early life he is said to...
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Hillock migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hillock Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Humphry Hillock, aged 28, who arrived in New York in 1812 3
Mathilda Hillock, aged 20, who landed in America, in 1892

Hillock Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Edward Hillock, aged 42, who settled in America from Derry, in 1904
Margaret Hillock, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Paisley, Scotland, in 1907
Thomas Hillock, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Paisley, in 1907
Agnes Hillock, aged 28, who landed in America from London, England, in 1912
Annie Hillock, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States from Belfast, Ireland, in 1913
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Contemporary Notables of the name Hillock (post 1700) +

Jay Hillock, American head coach for the Gonzaga University men's basketball team from 1981 to 1985
Ronald W Hillock MD,, American Orthopaedic Surgeon at Loma Linda University Medical Center
Kristina Hillock, New Zealand chemist at the Leigh Marine Laboratory at the University of Auckland
Sarah Hillock, Canadian artist
Susan Hillock Ph.D.,, Canadian Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health & Social Development at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)