Fillieul Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Fillieul Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'filiol,' a godson; compare French filleul, a godson. Lower says, 'filiolus regis occurs in the laws of Ina and of Henry I, and the Confessor makes grants filiolo suo, to his godson, or adopted son'; v.
Read More About This SurnameFillieul Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 85 | 1:781,444 | 95,071 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
Fillieul Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'filiol,' a godson; compare French filleul, a godson. Lower says, 'filiolus regis occurs in the laws of Ina and of Henry I, and the Confessor makes grants filiolo suo, to his godson, or adopted son'; v. Ellis, Introduction Domesday.
Edmund Filiol, Wiltshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Fillolle, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Richard Filiol, Essex, ibid.
I think Filiol is obsolete as a surname; v. Godson (a).
FILIOL: In mod. French filleul, a godson. 'Filiolus regis' occurs in the laws of Ina and of Henry I., and the Confessor makes grants ' filiolo suo '-to his godson or adopted son. Ellis, Introd. Domesd.
Fillieul Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fillieul Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fillieul has its highest incidence in France. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fillieul? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,918,812th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fillieul live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Fillieul is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 781,444. In France Fillieul is mostly found in: Normandy, where 47 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 21 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found. Beside France this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Jersey, where 9 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.
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