Emma Hill was born in 1861, in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1861. She died on 12 July 1861, in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 0.
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English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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