Pill Surname
Approximately 3,254 people bear this surname
Pill Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peel' or fortified house (v. Peel), from residence therein.' Pile, a small tower' (Halliwell).
Richard de la Pile, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Benedict de la Pille, Devon, ibid.
Read More About This SurnamePill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 563 | 1:1,362,461 | 52,776 |
| United States | 455 | 1:796,613 | 61,475 |
| England | 429 | 1:129,879 | 12,877 |
| Iran | 357 | 1:215,077 | 16,985 |
| Germany | 287 | 1:280,507 | 29,430 |
| Estonia | 272 | 1:4,860 | 483 |
| Australia | 205 | 1:131,686 | 14,301 |
| Papua New Guinea | 91 | 1:89,601 | 11,921 |
| Colombia | 75 | 1:636,988 | 7,733 |
| Hungary | 66 | 1:148,731 | 13,450 |
| Romania | 54 | 1:371,812 | 31,284 |
| Poland | 48 | 1:791,849 | 63,527 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| Austria | 37 | 1:230,147 | 27,778 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 501 | 1:48,653 | 5,974 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Guernsey | 10 | 1:3,266 | 579 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
Pill (771) may also be a first name.
Pill Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peel' or fortified house (v. Peel), from residence therein.' Pile, a small tower' (Halliwell).
Richard de la Pile, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Benedict de la Pille, Devon, ibid.
Nicholas de Pille, Essex, ibid.
Walter atte Pyle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Richard atte Pile, Somserset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
William atte Pyle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Thomas del Pille, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1780. Married — Benjamin Pile and Ann Meredeth: St. George, Hanover Square.
1804. George Tunks and Margaret Pill: ibid.
1 the Dialectal English pill, a form of Old English pul, a pool: v. Pool(e [v. under Pilton1] 2 a weak form of Peel, q.v.
(English) Dweller near the pointed object, such as a pointed stake, post or hill, or at the creek.
The same as Peel-a small tower. Halliwell.
1. Probably the same as Peel. 2. Pylle, a parish in Somersetshire. 3. A small creek. See Leland, Itin. iii., 29.
From pil, a little hillock; also a sea ditch or salt-water trench, a trench filled at high water, a little harbour. According to Lhuyd, pill is also a manor or lordship.
Same as Peel. From the Celtic pill, a stronghold, fortress, secure place. Small towers, usually square, of several stories in height, existing in Scotland, chiefly in the counties bordering upon England, are called Pills. There is the Pile of Foudray, a castle in Furness, Lancashire; Peel Castle, Isle of Man; Pill in Devon; and a parish called Pylle in Somersetshire. In Herefordshire pill is used for a small creek, and in co. Somerset for a rock.
A location name in Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Somerset.
Pile or Pyle is a name that has long been associated with Exeter and its neighbourhood. George Pyle was sheriff of Exeter in 1620 (I.). Pile was a common name in Exmouth in the 17th century (Webb). The name still mostly gathers round Exeter and its district.
Pill Demographics
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Pill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pill (Hindi: पिल्ल, Russian: Пилль) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pill.
How Common Is The Last Name Pill? popularity and diffusion
It is the 137,661st most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,239,565 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Pill live; 28 percent live in South Asia and 17 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pill is also the 295,600th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 771 people.
This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 563 people, or 1 in 1,362,461. In India it is most numerous in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 86 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 2 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.
Pill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pill surname grew 562 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pill last name are 0.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.4% being registered with the party.
The amount Pill earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning R 258,456 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $18,327,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $45,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.91% less than the national average, earning $40,287 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piell | 89 | 148 | / |
| Puill | 89 | 90 | / |
| Pfill | 89 | 10 | / |
| Pijll | 89 | 6 | / |
| Pillt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pil | 86 | 4,566 | / |
| Pll | 86 | 15 | / |
| Pell | 75 | 12,923 | / |
| Piel | 75 | 12,405 | / |
| Pihl | 75 | 6,580 | / |
| Piol | 75 | 4,032 | / |
| Pöll | 75 | 2,378 | / |
| Pijl | 75 | 1,597 | / |
| Puil | 75 | 546 | / |
| Pilt | 75 | 449 | / |
| Päll | 75 | 190 | / |
| Püll | 75 | 110 | / |
| Pilh | 75 | 65 | / |
| Pild | 75 | 36 | / |
| Pisl | 75 | 22 | / |
| Piël | 75 | 15 | / |
| Pyll | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pøll | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ppll | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pilp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ppil | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phll | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bpil | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pilø | 75 | 2 | / |
| Plll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pőll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Påll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pilț | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfil | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pillová | 73 | 3 | / |
| Piehl | 67 | 4,529 | / |
| Poell | 67 | 1,002 | / |
| Puell | 67 | 808 | / |
| Pl | 67 | 781 | / |
| Pfiel | 67 | 261 | / |
| Pigli | 67 | 104 | / |
| Pfihl | 67 | 60 | / |
| Pfüll | 67 | 30 | / |
| Peell | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pfell | 67 | 21 | / |
| Puull | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peull | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phllp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pislp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pehll | 67 | 0 | / |
| Piltt | 67 | 0 | / |
Pill Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pill in the Hindi language | ||
| पिल्ल | pilla | - |
| Pill in the Russian language | ||
| Пилль | pill | - |
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