Attrill Surname

215,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Attrill Surname User-submission:

This variant of the surname derives from the Isle of Wight. It is thought the most likely derivation is from the local word for a stream, which is a "rill". Therefore a person would be John At The Rill, or John At T'Rill, hence John Attrill.

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Attrill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0691:52,1226,410
Australia5081:53,1416,562
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Canada691:533,99444,923
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Wales201:154,72710,755
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5411:45,0565,611

Attrill Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This variant of the surname derives from the Isle of Wight. It is thought the most likely derivation is from the local word for a stream, which is a "rill". Therefore a person would be John At The Rill, or John At T'Rill, hence John Attrill.

There is also a very small hamlet in the centre of the Isle of Wight called Rill, so it could also be a possibility, but as it only has about 3 houses this seems unlikely. It would also be derived from "John At Rill" in this case, so there is a missing "t". The first explanation seems therefore the most likely.

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Attrill Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Attrill Come From? nationality or country of origin

Attrill has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Attrill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Attrill is the 215,704th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,827,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Attrill live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,069 people, or 1 in 52,122. In England Attrill is most frequent in: Isle of Wight, where 29 percent live, Hampshire, where 16 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Barring England this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 27 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Attrill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Attrill has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Attrill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Attrill last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Attrill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 21.67% more than the national average, earning R 289,128 per year; in United States they earn 43.36% less than the national average, earning $24,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $47,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hattrill9319/
Gattrill930/
Atrill92156/
Attril925/
Attrell86317/
Gatrill8686/
Arill83491/
Atril8321/
Gattrell80186/
Hattrell8079/
Hathrill8057/
Auttrell800/
Gathrill800/
Ariell7725/
Harill7710/
Garill779/
Atriel778/
Attrel774/
Astril773/
Argill772/
Arrill772/
Arioll771/
Arilld771/
Aruill770/
Atrell770/
Aurill770/
Autrll770/
Aril731,226/
Arll732/
Atrl731/
Harrill712,825/
Gatrell711,291/
Garrill71106/
Heatherill71103/
Hargill7134/
Hariell7110/
Astrell718/
Gaurill718/
Ottrell714/
Gattrel712/
Astrild712/
Arrioll711/
Athrell711/
Hatriel711/
Ettrell711/
Haruill710/
Hathrll710/
Atroell710/
Hasrill710/
Hattrel710/
Auriell710/
Asril673,062/
Ariel672,583/
Earll67888/
Argil67603/
Garil67524/
Arild67366/
Arell67317/
Haril67185/
Harriell6797/
Ariol6789/
Airil6767/
Arril6755/
Harll6749/
Arzil6747/
Austrell6735/
Auril6727/
Ajril6716/
Aaril6714/
Aruil6713/
Gottrell6713/
Etril6711/
Orill6710/
Hathrell6710/
Atrel678/
Ahril677/
Hairrill673/
Outtrell673/
Arilh673/
Earil672/
Hatrzell672/
Gathrell672/
Hottrell671/
Gatrl671/
Aarll671/
Garll671/
Etrll671/
Arihl671/
Arrll671/
Gaitrell670/
Harrioll670/

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