Hill

See also: hill and hil'l'

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪl/

Proper noun

Hill

  1. (US, with "the") Capitol Hill; the US Congress
  2. (Canada, with "the") Parliament Hill; the Parliament of Canada; the parliamentary precinct in Ottawa as opposed to parliamentary functions elsewhere in the country
  3. A topographic surname for someone who lived on or by a hill.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hill is the 39th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 434,827 individuals. Hill is most common among White (64.4%) and Black/African American (29.1%) individuals.
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