How Many People Are Named Walter Hill?

There are approximately 350 people named Walter Hill living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 979,298 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Walter with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hill. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.

Estimated People with This Name

350

1 in 979,298 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Walter

Last Name

Hill

Walter: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Walter. The peak year was 1918 with 13,418 births. The average person named Walter today is 62 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the Hill Surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hill, from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau.

White

64.36%

Black

29.12%

Hispanic

2.51%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.53%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.97%

Two or More Races

2.51%

How we calculated this

The first name "Walter" has an estimated frequency of 0.0694% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Hill" appears at a rate of 147.41 per 100,000 people in the 2010 U.S. Census.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 350 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Walter

Walter Smith Walter Johnson Walter Brown Walter Jones Walter Miller Walter Frazier Walter Lang

Other people with the surname Hill

Michael Hill James Hill John Hill David Hill Robert Hill William Hill George Hill Jack Hill

Walter Hill: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Walter Hill?

We estimate approximately 350 people named Walter Hill are alive in the United States today. The first name Walter is shared by 237,731 Americans, and the surname Hill is shared by 495,140.

How rare is the name Walter Hill?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 979,298 Americans. The first name Walter is common and the surname Hill is common.

Is Walter a male or female name?

Walter is predominantly male, with 99.4% of bearers being male and 0.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1918 and the average bearer today is 62 years old.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. Surname data comes from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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Walter Hill

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