Lill Surname

68,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Lill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lille,' i.e. the French town of that name.

Robert de Lill, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William de Lille, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Lill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3981:33,5724,437
United States1,7121:211,71720,690
England1,0001:55,7186,754
Estonia8821:1,49964
Australia3111:86,80310,027
New Zealand1371:33,0535,740
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Sweden1021:96,5377,015
Austria891:95,67913,940
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Finland561:98,15510,071
Hungary521:188,77516,213
Norway201:257,11427,149
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Denmark81:705,58939,626
France81:8,302,840321,660
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
China41:341,830,39216,990
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5771:42,2455,319
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

Lill (6,971) may also be a first name.

Lill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lille,' i.e. the French town of that name.

Robert de Lill, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William de Lille, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Lille, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1734. Married — William Lill and Elizabeth Randal: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Lille (France): v. Lisle.

Robert de Lill.—Gt. Inq. of Serv., A.D. 1212.

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Lil, Lill, Lilla.

The most famous bearer of the Anglo-Saxon name was Lilia, a thane of Eádwine, king of Northumbria, who, interposing his own body between the dagger of an assassin, sent by the king of Wessex, and his royal master was killed (A.D. 626).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lill (Bengali: লিল্ল, Russian: Лилль) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lill? popularity and diffusion

Lill is the 68,476th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,004,624 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Lill are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lill is also the 77,775th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 6,971 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 2,398 people, or 1 in 33,572. In Germany Lill is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 28 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Lill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lill surname expanded 873 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lill surname are 1.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lill earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 48.09% more than the national average, earning 512,510 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning R 254,940 per year; in United States they earn 10.04% more than the national average, earning $47,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.29% more than the national average, earning $68,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lille892,189/
Liell89506/
Lhill895/
Lillå893/
Lillp891/
Lilld891/
Hlill890/
Lil863,819/
Llille802/
Lliell801/
L'Lill801/
Lell752,976/
Lilh75487/
Löll75453/
Liel75446/
Lihl75237/
Hlil75218/
Lüll75163/
Läll75125/
Luil7573/
Lilp7537/
Llil7512/
Liol7511/
Lyll753/
Lilt752/
Lild752/
Lgil752/
Lilå752/
Lhil751/
Lijl751/
Lisl750/
Lillová7326/
Lillova735/
D'Lille731/
Lelle671,171/
Loell67160/
Luell67141/
D'Lil6761/
Liehl6739/
Liuel6716/
Ligli6711/
Lülle677/
Lillehed675/
Gliel674/
Leell674/
Lihld673/
H'Lil671/
Lelhl671/
Lluil671/
Lyoll671/
Lysll671/
Lelll671/
Hlihl671/
Lliol671/
Leull670/
Laell670/

Lill Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lill in the Bengali language
লিল্লlilla-
Lill in the Russian language
Лилльlill-

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