Jillson Surname

290,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Jillson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Juliana,' from the nick. Jill, which is the usual English form, although Jill was more common than Gill; v. Gillson and Jellison.

1603. Buried — Richard Smyth, sen-ant to Richard Jellson: St.

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Jillson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2911:280,75826,177
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5321:94,3969,653

Jillson (65) may also be a first name.

Jillson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Juliana,' from the nick. Jill, which is the usual English form, although Jill was more common than Gill; v. Gillson and Jellison.

1603. Buried — Richard Smyth, sen-ant to Richard Jellson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1626. — William, s. Benedict Jilson: ibid.

1661. — William, s. William Jelson: ibid.

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

Jill’s Son: v. Jill.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jillson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jillson is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jillson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 290,699th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,533,444 people. The last name Jillson is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Jillson reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Jillson is also the 1,212,820th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 65 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,291 people, or 1 in 280,758. In The United States Jillson is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 14 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Jillson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jillson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jillson surname increased 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jillson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jillson surname are 1.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.37% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jillson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning $43,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $47,022 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jilleson931/
Jilson92157/
Illson92140/
Gillson861,401/
Hillson861,304/
Jailson8677/
Jellson8623/
Joilson8616/
Illeson8616/
Uillson865/
Aillson864/
Eillson862/
Jileson861/
Cillson861/
Jillsen860/
Ilson83241/
Chillson80157/
Hilleson8061/
Jelleson8021/
Gillsion803/
Hillsong802/
Gilleson801/
Jellsion801/
Hillsion801/
Jhellson801/
Jilesson801/
Gillsonn800/
Silleson800/
Gillsone800/
Gilson7721,402/
Hilson774,129/
Ellson771,503/
Uilson77227/
Jelson77139/
Yilson7785/
Ailson7724/
Jilsén7718/
Eilson7713/
Ilsohn7712/
Oilson779/
Illsen778/
Zilson774/
Ileson774/
Jilsan774/
Ilsong773/
Cilson773/
Ielson772/
Jilsen772/
Iolson771/
Yllson771/
Ẁilson771/
Illsun771/
Cillesson751/
Gillesonn751/
D'Gillson751/
Scillsion750/
Chilson713,778/
Elleson71204/
Gailson71123/
Itelson7154/
Hailson7151/
Hellson7145/
Jelsone7143/
Ellsion7133/
Gielson7123/
Khilson7111/
Gilsson7110/
Heilson717/
Zhilson717/
Hillsen715/
Gileson714/
Hielson714/
Hällson714/
Gellson713/
Eileson713/
Jeleson712/
Gilshon712/
Gilsoon712/
Zielson712/
Gillsan712/
Ayllson712/
Gillsen711/
Jailsan711/
Ihlsson711/
Ilsoine711/
Ilesion711/
Isilson711/
Elllson711/
Silsion711/
Clleson711/
Ilesson711/
Ellsson710/
Gihlson710/
Gilsonn710/
Jealson710/
Isleson710/
Jelsion710/
Hilshon710/
Elson6714,598/
Ilsen67334/
Heileson67157/
Helleson67143/
Ilsan67109/
Ellesson6773/
Ichelson6770/
Chellson6754/
Ittelson6737/
Ittleson6729/
Ilsun6727/
Gillsand6716/
Iljon6712/
Hällsson679/
Hellsson675/
Illessan675/
Ileszhon674/
Hillscan673/
Dzhilson672/
Jlsom672/
Chilsson671/
Cehllson671/
Jileshan671/
Jiselsan671/
Eitelson671/
Gillesan671/
Gillssen671/
Gelleson671/
Itelsohn671/
Ellesion671/
Ilxon671/
Hillsien670/
Hillcoin670/
Zelleson670/
Cillcoin670/
Jttleson670/
Jealeson670/

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