Jillings Surname

409,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Jillings Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gilling.' There are two Gillings, both townships, in Yorkshire, one near Richmond, the other near Helmsley. But the instances below suggest localities further south. As in several other cases of local names ending in -trig, theg being sometimes pronounced soft (as in singe) has caused Gilling to become Gillings; compare Billinge or Billings for Billing.

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Jillings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3711:150,18314,363
Netherlands1551:108,95017,471
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Canada1021:361,23132,546
United States641:5,663,421279,165
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales51:618,90625,852
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:132,47512,229
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Jillings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gilling.' There are two Gillings, both townships, in Yorkshire, one near Richmond, the other near Helmsley. But the instances below suggest localities further south. As in several other cases of local names ending in -trig, theg being sometimes pronounced soft (as in singe) has caused Gilling to become Gillings; compare Billinge or Billings for Billing.

Adam de Gilling, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon Gilling, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Seer de Gilling, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Thomas Gillyng, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas de Gillyng, Salop, 20 Edward.

But I find a Yorkshire instance: Robert de Gillyng, 13 Edward I: Freemen of York.

1609. Married — Edward Lawman and Mary Gillinge: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1698. — William Taylor and Ann Gilling: St. Antholin (London).

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

A location name in Yorkshire Or from the Dutch, Gilling; from the Flemish, Ghilain, Gielen, Gilin, Gillain; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Jillings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jillings occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jillings? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 409,925th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,553,458 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Jillings are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Jillings is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 371 people, or 1 in 150,183. In England Jillings is primarily concentrated in: Suffolk, where 21 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 10 percent live and Norfolk, where 9 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 18 percent live and New Zealand, where 13 percent live.

Jillings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jillings has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Jillings last name rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 711 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jillings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jillings last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jillings earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $44,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $51,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jilling93132/
Illings932/
Gillings882,844/
Jellings88335/
Sillings88207/
Hillings8826/
Eillings881/
Aillings881/
Jlllings881/
Cillings881/
Illing864,179/
Jiling8653/
Ilings862/
Hillingsø8215/
Khillings829/
Chillings824/
Jellingsø823/
Esillings821/
Sillingks821/
Scillings821/
Silllings820/
Hilling802,153/
Gilling802,000/
Silling80520/
Zilling80332/
Ellings80190/
Jelling80118/
Cilling8065/
Ullings8053/
Jylling8051/
Yilling8018/
Jieling8011/
Jigling809/
Eilling807/
Jülling802/
Hilings802/
Jilläng802/
Illling801/
Ielling801/
Illiong801/
Gilings800/
Hillingsøe785/
Iling77322/
Jling773/
Illng771/
Jilng771/
Hellings752,698/
Gellings75792/
Sellings75350/
Hullings75317/
Uijlings7537/
Gailling7518/
Heilling7514/
Gillling7512/
Hailings758/
Scilling754/
Hailling753/
Hjelling752/
Sielling752/
Yilliong751/
Illingue751/
Heilings750/
Yollings750/
Eellings750/
Elling714,782/
Elings711,056/
Giling71906/
Eiling71697/
Ihling71398/
Slings71343/
Ailing71162/
Isling71118/
Hiling7161/
Yiling7139/
Clings7122/
Iliong7118/
Uiling7116/
Ellingsøe7113/
Oiling7113/
Jileng719/
Ajling718/
Jilink716/
Ylling715/
Slling714/
Illingová714/
Sjling713/
Hullingss713/
Igling713/
Gillng712/
Illeng712/
Chellings711/
Ulings711/
Jlinks711/
Jliong711/
Suellings710/
Jhling710/
Helling676,010/
Heiling671,564/
Gelling671,537/
Selling671,431/
Hulings67794/
Gailing67548/
Yilleng67325/
Hailing67225/
Sølling67180/
Huiling6792/
Zelling6774/
Sölling6747/
Uylings6735/
Hajling6733/
Sälling6731/
Aisling6724/
Giliong6723/
Gigling6722/
Zigling6719/
Hylling6713/
Hilleng677/
Eijling677/
Elliong677/
Celling676/
Ilng675/
Hellingsøe675/
Gelings673/
Ilingue673/
Ealings672/
Sjøling672/
Hilläng672/
Helings671/
Jillemg671/
Elgling671/
Ellingh671/
Shlling671/
Hiluing671/
Silleng671/
Goiling671/
Eisling671/
Yitling671/
Jilueng671/
Hieling671/
Hoiling670/
Sillink670/
Jelinks670/
Ealling670/
Slingst670/
Gillink670/

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