Does anyone know anything about the surname Hilldebrand??

Answer 1

Hey Peacen,

Family Search has 76 entries for this name, and the oldest appear to be German.
. Jacob HILLDEBRAND - Ancestral File
Gender: M Birth/Christening: Abt 1695 Empfingen, Wuerttemberg, Germany

Try this search with one "l" also.

There is a GENFORUM with one 'L".

Swyrich.com by James P. Wolf says:
"hildebrand

Origin: German

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hidlebrand, Hildebrandt, Hildeprand, Hildeprandt, Hiltebrande, Hiltebrand, Hillenbrand and many more.

First found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ann Maria Hildebrand, who came to Baltimore in 1831; Peter Hillenbrand, who arrived in New York in 1854; Andreas Hildebrand, who was living in Philadelphia in 1860."

Answer 2

Hildebrand (With one "L")
German, Dutch, French, and English: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + brand ‘fire’ ‘sword’.