Councillor Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Councillor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the councillor.' Middle English counciller, a legal or official adviser. Oddly enough, this surname is now scarcely known in England. It has found a home, however, across the seas.

Roger Kynciller, Close Rolls 9 Edward I.

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Councillor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2591:104,23111,721
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Councillor (76) may also be a first name.

Councillor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the councillor.' Middle English counciller, a legal or official adviser. Oddly enough, this surname is now scarcely known in England. It has found a home, however, across the seas.

Roger Kynciller, Close Rolls 9 Edward I.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Councillor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Councillor is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Councillor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 778,856th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The last name Councillor occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Councillor are found; 71 percent are found in Australasia and 71 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequent given name internationally, held by 76 people.

The last name Councillor is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 104,231. In Australia Councillor is most numerous in: Western Australia, where 98 percent reside and Northern Territory, where 2 percent reside. Beside Australia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Councillor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Councillor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 417 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Councillor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Councillor surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Councillor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.04% less than the national average, earning $34,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.76% less than the national average, earning $46,324 CAD per year.

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