Pillars Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pillars Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Bilihar (sword, army).

Pillars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4691:772,83460,026
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Pillars (14) may also be a first name.

Pillars Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Bilihar (sword, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pillars Last Name Facts

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

Pillars is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pillars.

How Common Is The Last Name Pillars? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 620,716th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Pillars live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pillars is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 772,834. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 32 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Pillars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pillars has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pillars surname expanded 394 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pillars Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pillars surname are 10.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pillars earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $41,457 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pillairs931/
Pillarsch881/
Pillers86334/
Pillors8625/
Pellars8624/
Plars8368/
Pellaers80293/
Pellears802/
Plears7718/
Plarse771/
Plairs770/
Pellers715/
Plahiers6729/
Plors671/
Plers670/
Pleers6217/
Pleirs622/
Plersh621/
Plarce620/
Plarch620/
Plersch5756/
Pellorce53169/

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