Lillee Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Lillee Surname Definition:

(A-Latin) nicknames and sign-names fram the Lily [Middle English lilly, lil(l)ie, Old English lilie, Latin lili-um] (English) belonging to 1 Lilley or Lilly (Berks; Cumberland, &c.) [The Berkshire Lilly seems to be the Lilling-leáh of an Anglo-Saxon charter-Lill-, the fairly common pers.

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Lillee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia381:710,41347,396
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Lillee (63) may also be a first name.

Lillee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(A-Latin) nicknames and sign-names fram the Lily [Middle English lilly, lil(l)ie, Old English lilie, Latin lili-um] (English) belonging to 1 Lilley or Lilly (Berks; Cumberland, &c.) [The Berkshire Lilly seems to be the Lilling-leáh of an Anglo-Saxon charter-Lill-, the fairly common pers. name (v. Lill (English) with the ‘son’ suff. -ing (perh. for earlier genit. pl. -inga) + leáh (Middle English ley, &c.), lea] 2 Lilley (Herts), formerly Lindley = the Lime-Tree Lea [Old English lind, lime- or linden- tree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lillee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lillee occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Lillee click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lillee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 76 percent of Lillee live; 76 percent live in Australasia and 76 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Lillee is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 63 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 710,413. In Australia it is most frequent in: Western Australia, where 55 percent reside, Victoria, where 39 percent reside and Queensland, where 5 percent reside. Besides Australia Lillee occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Lillee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lillee has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lillee surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lillees923/
Lille912,189/
Lillehed865/
Lilley8326,370/
Lillie838,590/
Liller831,357/
Lilles83439/
Lillge83315/
Lillep8386/
Lillet8342/
Lilloe8338/
Lillje8329/
Lilled8314/
Lillye839/
Lielle833/
Llille832/
Lellee831/
Lilleø831/
Lilleu831/
Lilleås77292/
Lillesø7744/
Lilleør7743/
Lillieh7714/
Lilleas778/
Lilleøy776/
Lilliey774/
Lillett773/
Lillawe771/
D'Lille771/
Lellees771/
Llillie771/
Lielley770/
Lilless770/
Lilly7336,161/
Lilli732,977/
Lilla732,740/
Lelle731,171/
Lülle737/
Lylle737/
Lillé731/
Lillestø7150/
Lillis675,428/
Lelles67513/
Lillia67431/
Lillou67228/
Lellep67152/
Lillio6752/
Luilli6740/
Lellei6738/
Lillya6738/
Leller6736/
Liolli6735/
Lillih6731/
Lelley6723/
Lilløy6721/
Lilloy6717/
Lelleh6711/
Lilliy679/
Lellet678/
Lillit677/
Lielly677/
Llilla675/
Lillay675/
Liella674/
Llelle673/
Lilloa673/
Laelle673/
Llilli673/
Lillly672/
Lélles672/
Lillid672/
Llilly672/
Luelle672/
Leslle671/
Loelle671/
Lillai671/
Lillii671/
Lelloe671/
Lelleu671/
Leulle671/
Läller671/
Lehelleye671/
Lilliz671/
Lhelle671/
Lielli671/
Lellej670/

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