Pillin Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pillin Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Pilling (Lancs), A.D. 1671 Pillin, 16th cent. Pylyn, Pilyn, Pillin(g, 1270 Pylin [It is uncertain whether the -g in Pilling is original. If it is, the name may represent an Anglo-Saxon *Pílingas (dat. *Pílingum), ‘(the Estate of the) Píl- Family’; or the -ing may be the Old Northern English -ing (Old Norse eng), a meadow, the first element being Dialectal English pill a pool; or the second element may really be Northern English ling (Old Norse lyng), heath.

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Pillin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France901:738,03091,686
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
England161:3,482,379114,324
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
India71:109,580,769786,157
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Pillin (44) may also be a first name.

Pillin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Pilling (Lancs), A.D. 1671 Pillin, 16th cent. Pylyn, Pilyn, Pillin(g, 1270 Pylin [It is uncertain whether the -g in Pilling is original. If it is, the name may represent an Anglo-Saxon *Pílingas (dat. *Pílingum), ‘(the Estate of the) Píl- Family’; or the -ing may be the Old Northern English -ing (Old Norse eng), a meadow, the first element being Dialectal English pill a pool; or the second element may really be Northern English ling (Old Norse lyng), heath. But if-as seems not unlikely-the -g here is excrescent. -lyn or -lin may be the Northern English lin, a pool, and pil be Old English píl, a stake (there is, or was, a large moss at Pilling; also noted ‘fence-dikes’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pillin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pillin occurs most in France. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pillin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,073,555th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. The last name Pillin is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Pillin are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 44 people.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 738,030. In France Pillin is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 31 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 24 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 23 percent are found. Other than France this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Pillin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pillin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 185 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pillin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pillin are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Pillin earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.26% less than the national average, earning $26,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilling927,819/
Pillion92960/
Pillien92239/
Pillina924/
Piollin921/
Puillin920/
Pillinng863/
Pillimne862/
Pellin833,263/
Pillen831,061/
Pillim83114/
Pällin8331/
Piglin832/
Plin80154/
Piln803/
Pelling772,761/
Pellion77433/
Pellina77205/
Pellien77183/
Pölling77160/
Puillen7723/
Pellink779/
Pelluin771/
Pillent771/
Pälling771/
Piellen770/
Pfellin770/
Plint73341/
Plink73246/
Plion73221/
Phlin73191/
Plien7382/
Plina7356/
Pling7328/
Pluin736/
Plinc732/
Plinn732/
Pelln731/
Plihn730/
Pllen730/
Poellien718/
Peelling711/
Paellien711/
Pfelling711/
Pellen672,106/
Pillem67614/
Pln67449/
Püllen67433/
Pöllen67101/
Pellim6784/
Plinck6783/
Phling6723/
Pellén6715/
Pellín6712/
Peglin6711/
Påhlin678/
Phllen672/
Pfling670/
Pyllen670/
Pellyn670/

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