Lille Surname
Approximately 2,189 people bear this surname
Lille 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.
Read More About This SurnameLille Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 779 | 1:85,267 | 12,133 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| Estonia | 280 | 1:4,721 | 457 |
| United States | 144 | 1:2,517,076 | 153,460 |
| Sweden | 109 | 1:90,337 | 6,599 |
| Norway | 76 | 1:67,662 | 9,529 |
| Finland | 60 | 1:91,612 | 9,588 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 89 | 1:564,255 | 38,527 |
The alternate forms: Lillé (1) are calculated separately.
Lille (1,154) may also be a first name.
Lille 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.
1. The French town. 2. The same as Lisle.
Lille Demographics
Lille Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Lille Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lille Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lille (Arabic: ليل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ, Hindi: लिल्ले) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Lillé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lille? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lille is the 192,348th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,329,167 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Lille are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Lille is also the 234,177th most frequently held first name globally, held by 1,154 people.
The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 779 people, or 1 in 85,267. In France it is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 38 percent reside, Occitanie, where 25 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent reside. Not including France it exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 24 percent reside and Estonia, where 13 percent reside.
Lille Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lille has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 162 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 408 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lille Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lille surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.43% being registered with the party.
The amount Lille earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning 357,201 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.8% more than the national average, earning $49,537 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $48,517 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lille Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lille in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ | allyl | - |
| Lille in the Hindi language | ||
| लिल्ले | lille | 88.89 |
| लिलले | lilale | 11.11 |
| Lille in the Arabic language | ||
| ليل | lyl | - |
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