Lillis Surname

88,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lillis Surname Definition:

A variant in Cos. Cork and Limerick of Lawless, q.v

Lillis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1011:116,88512,594
Ireland8481:5,553877
England6301:88,4419,589
Australia4881:55,3196,784
Greece1061:104,52617,585
Canada681:541,84745,466
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Belgium151:766,44363,354
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
India51:153,413,076951,030
France31:22,140,907385,998
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4151:10,6741,519
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7651:65,6457,147

Lillis (722) may also be a first name.

Lillis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant in Cos. Cork and Limerick of Lawless, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Lillis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lillis (Hindi: लिल्लीस) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lillis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 88,495th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,342,584 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Lillis live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lillis is also the 307,094th most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 722 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3,101 people, or 1 in 116,885. In The United States Lillis is most prevalent in: New York, where 14 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 16 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Lillis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lillis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lillis surname expanded 405 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 204 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 573 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lillis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lillis are 7.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Lillis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 183.22% more than the national average, earning R 673,032 per year; in United States they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $49,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.04% less than the national average, earning $46,187 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lillies92294/
Lillios9256/
Lillois9213/
Lilliss929/
Lillais923/
Luillis922/
Lilli912,977/
Liollios861/
Lillie838,590/
Lellis832,205/
Lilles83439/
Lillia83431/
Lillio8352/
Luilli8340/
Liolli8335/
Lillih8331/
Lillys8318/
Léllis8314/
Lilliy839/
Lillit837/
Llilli833/
Lyllis832/
Lillid832/
Lillai831/
Lillii831/
Lilliz831/
Lielli831/
Lillix830/
Lillitsch807/
Lillich771,049/
Lilleås77292/
Liollio7747/
Lillesø7744/
Lellios7721/
Lillyst7718/
Lillieh7714/
Lilleas778/
Lellish775/
Lilliey774/
Lillees773/
Luellis773/
L'Ellis772/
Llillie771/
Liaelli771/
Lellies771/
Lilllia771/
Loellis771/
Liellia771/
Lillice770/
Lilless770/
Lilly7336,161/
Lelli7310,454/
Lilla732,740/
Lille732,189/
Lölli732/
Lílli731/
Lillé731/
Lhlli731/
Lillestø7150/
Lillesøe7115/
Lilliche711/
Lilley6726,370/
Liller671,357/
Lelles67513/
Lillge67315/
Lillep6786/
Lillee6750/
Luelli6744/
Lillet6742/
Lellei6738/
Lillya6738/
Lellie6736/
Lellio6733/
Lillje6729/
Lilløy6721/
Lilloy6717/
Lilled6714/
Lleellish678/
Lielly677/
Lellys677/
Llelli675/
Llilla675/
Lillay675/
Leulli675/
Lellyi674/
Liella674/
Lellih674/
Lyllie673/
Lilloa673/
Lielle673/
Llille672/
Llilly672/
Lellia672/
Lillly672/
Lélles672/
Lilleu671/
Leslli671/
Lelliy671/
Leelli671/
Lellit671/
Líllia671/
Lilleø671/
Lellii671/
Lelliz671/
Lellai670/
Lellic670/

Lillis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lillis in the Hindi language
लिल्लीसlillisa-

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