Hillestad Family History
Hillestad Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Hillestad from the Old Norse female personal name Hildr literally ‘battle’ or any of several other names beginning with Hild- (for example Hildulfr Hildir) + stathir ‘farmstead dwelling’. In one example in Hordaland County the last element is Old Norse stǫth ‘landing place’ (for boats).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022