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There are approximately 252 people named Hellier in the UK. That makes it the 13,830th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 4 are named Hellier.

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Related and similar surnames

Hillyer
Hillier
Hellyer
Hellyar

The Hellier surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HELLIER. The A-Sax. helan, like the southern provincialism, to heal, signifies to cover ; and in tlie \''est of England a lieWier is a thatchcr or tiler, equivalent to the French couvveur, one who covers buildings with any material whatever. It was a kind of generic appellative, including the Thatchers, Tylers, Slaters, Shinglers, and Eeeders, all of whom are also separately represented in our family nomenclature. In Walsingham's History, the arch-traitor, Wat Tyler, is designated " Walterus Helier."

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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