Pillar Surname
Approximately 3,642 people bear this surname
Pillar Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pillar,' from residence thereby. Middle English piler, a column, a support.
Walter atte piler, Close Rolls, 10 Edward I.
The following instance is probably 'de le,' the de being omitted, as is so common in early rolls.
Read More About This SurnamePillar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,533 | 1:236,438 | 22,681 |
| Brazil | 431 | 1:496,692 | 18,741 |
| England | 390 | 1:142,867 | 13,841 |
| Australia | 357 | 1:75,618 | 8,847 |
| Botswana | 154 | 1:14,201 | 2,743 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| Tanzania | 76 | 1:696,600 | 40,185 |
| Philippines | 75 | 1:1,349,843 | 99,755 |
| Slovakia | 65 | 1:82,099 | 15,886 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:88,415 | 7,250 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 54 | 1:82,035 | 5,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 237 | 1:102,850 | 10,316 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96 | 1:523,111 | 36,402 |
The alternate forms: Pillár (414) & Pillař (4) are calculated separately.
Pillar (978) may also be a first name.
Pillar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pillar,' from residence thereby. Middle English piler, a column, a support.
Walter atte piler, Close Rolls, 10 Edward I.
The following instance is probably 'de le,' the de being omitted, as is so common in early rolls.
John le Piler, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1666. Married — William Piller and Mary Leager: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1745. — Thomas Miles and Elizabeth Piller: ibid.
(German) Descendant of Bilihar (sword, army).
Pillar Demographics
Pillar Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Pillar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pillar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pillar (Hindi: पिल्लर) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pillár or Pillař. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pillar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 125,062nd most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,000,974 people. The last name Pillar is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Pillar live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 257,637th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 978 people.
The surname Pillar is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,533 people, or 1 in 236,438. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside, Ohio, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Pillar exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 12 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.
Pillar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pillar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,597 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 438 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pillar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (44%) in Ireland.
In The United States Pillar are 11.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.13% being registered with the political party.
The amount Pillar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.24% less than the national average, earning R 70,716 per year; in United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning $54,627 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pillár | 94 | 414 | / |
| Pillař | 94 | 4 | / |
| Pillard | 92 | 3,383 | / |
| Pillare | 92 | 970 | / |
| Pilliar | 92 | 29 | / |
| Pillart | 92 | 25 | / |
| Pillair | 92 | 20 | / |
| Pillarz | 92 | 16 | / |
| Pillaar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pilliard | 86 | 497 | / |
| Pillayre | 86 | 36 | / |
| Pillaire | 86 | 11 | / |
| Pillahre | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pellar | 83 | 385 | / |
| Pillor | 83 | 57 | / |
| Pllard | 83 | 9 | / |
| Pyllar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Plliar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Plar | 80 | 160 | / |
| Pillarová | 80 | 32 | / |
| Pillarova | 80 | 26 | / |
| Pilliaire | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pillardth | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pellard | 77 | 484 | / |
| Pillore | 77 | 57 | / |
| Pellart | 77 | 25 | / |
| Pillour | 77 | 7 | / |
| Pellarp | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pilleur | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pillárz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Puellar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pillorz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Plllard | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pelliar | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pilliarová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plair | 73 | 1,097 | / |
| Plard | 73 | 1,069 | / |
| Plear | 73 | 87 | / |
| Plart | 73 | 54 | / |
| Plarr | 73 | 51 | / |
| Plaar | 73 | 47 | / |
| Plaur | 73 | 46 | / |
| Plahr | 73 | 9 | / |
| Pliar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Plyar | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pålar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Phlar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Plhar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Platr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Plare | 73 | 1 | / |
| Playr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pilleyre | 71 | 111 | / |
| Pelliard | 71 | 33 | / |
| Pilleyjr | 71 | 2 | / |
| Plahar | 67 | 1,063 | / |
| Plaire | 67 | 859 | / |
| Pillárová | 67 | 318 | / |
| Plarre | 67 | 157 | / |
| Pellor | 67 | 68 | / |
| Pellarová | 67 | 52 | / |
| Plaard | 67 | 42 | / |
| Pillařová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pellarova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Playre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plaure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plaart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plhare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plaurd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phlare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phlarr | 67 | 0 | / |
Pillar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pillar in the Hindi language | ||
| पिल्लर | pillara | 66.67 |
| पील्लर | pillara | 33.33 |
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