Fillans Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Fillans Surname Definition:
Gilbert Fillane alias McLame was servant to James Galbrayth of Kilcrewch, 1567 (RPC., I, p. 615). Robert Phillen in Dunfermline, 1562 (Dunfermline), appears as Robert Fillane, burgess there, 1574 (Pitfirrane, 207). David Philland in Balseidlocks was heir of Christina Philland, 1805 (Inquis.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Fillans Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Gilbert Fillane alias McLame was servant to James Galbrayth of Kilcrewch, 1567 (RPC., I, p. 615). Robert Phillen in Dunfermline, 1562 (Dunfermline), appears as Robert Fillane, burgess there, 1574 (Pitfirrane, 207). David Philland in Balseidlocks was heir of Christina Philland, 1805 (Inquis., 212). Robert Fillan was fined for absence at the wapinschaw, 1626 (SCM., V, p. 223). As forename: Phillan Snype, 1588; Phillane Morieson, burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1608 (Burgesses). James Fillens, sculptor, died 1852. A shortening of Gilfillan, which see.
A Scotch personal name; also a rivulet in Perthshire.
Fillans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fillans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fillans has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fillans? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fillans reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 67 percent reside and New York, where 33 percent reside.
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