Lille Surname

192,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Estonia

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.

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Lille Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7791:85,26712,133
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
Estonia2801:4,721457
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Sweden1091:90,3376,599
Norway761:67,6629,529
Finland601:91,6129,588
England531:1,051,28451,324
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Wales181:171,91811,581
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

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.

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

1. The French town. 2. The same as Lisle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lillé931/
Lilley9126,370/
Lillie918,590/
Liller911,357/
Lilles91439/
Lillge91315/
Lillep9186/
Lillee9150/
Lillet9142/
Lillje9129/
Lilled9114/
Lielle913/
Llille912/
Lilleu911/
Lilleø911/
Lill897,254/
Lilleås83292/
Lillesø8344/
Lilleør8343/
Lillieh8314/
Lilleas838/
Lilleøy836/
Lilliey834/
Lillett833/
Lillees833/
Llillie831/
D'Lille831/
Lielley830/
Lilless830/
Lilly8036,161/
Lilli802,977/
Lilla802,740/
Lelle801,171/
Liell80506/
Lylle807/
Lülle807/
Lhill805/
Lillå803/
Lilld801/
Lillp801/
Hlill800/
Lillestø7750/
Lillehed775/
Lil753,819/
Lillis735,428/
Lelles73513/
Lillia73431/
Lellep73152/
Lillio7352/
Luilli7340/
Lellei7338/
Lillya7338/
Leller7336/
Liolli7335/
Lillih7331/
Lelley7323/
Lilløy7321/
Lilloy7317/
Lelleh7311/
Lilliy739/
Lellet738/
Lillit737/
Lielly737/
Llilla735/
Lillay735/
Liella734/
Laelle733/
Lilloa733/
Llilli733/
Llilly732/
Luelle732/
Lillly732/
Lélles732/
Lillid732/
Loelle731/
Lillai731/
Lillii731/
Leslle731/
L'Lill731/
Lelleu731/
Leulle731/
Läller731/
Lilliz731/
Lellee731/
Lhelle731/
Lielli731/
Lliell731/
Lellej730/
Lell672,976/
Lillich671,049/
Lilh67487/
Löll67453/
Liel67446/
Lihl67237/
Hlil67218/
Lüll67163/
Läll67125/
Luil6773/
Liollio6747/
Lelless6737/
Lilp6737/
Lillová6726/
Lillyst6718/
Lillois6713/
Llil6712/
Liol6711/
Lilliss679/
Lillova675/
Lyll673/
Lillais673/
Lilt672/
Lgil672/
Lild672/
Llel672/
Lilå672/
Luelleu671/
Lloelle671/
Liaelli671/
Lellech671/
Lellees671/
H'Lilla671/
Leslley671/
Lêle671/
Lilllia671/
Lillaya671/
Lhil671/
Lijl671/
Liellia671/
Lisl670/

Lille Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lille in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞallyl-
Lille in the Hindi language
लिल्लेlille88.89
लिललेlilale11.11
Lille in the Arabic language
ليلlyl-

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