Hillen Family History
Hillen Name Meaning
Swedish (Hillén): ornamental name composed of an unexplained first element + the adjectival suffix -én a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’. Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hille a short form or an assimilated derivative of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hild ‘strife battle’ as the first element such as Hillebrand . Compare Hilden . English: variant of Hilling . English and Irish: in Lancashire and Ulster a variant of Hyland .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022