Pillion Surname

373,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Pillion Surname Definition:

An Offaly name. Derivation uncertain

Pillion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7561:479,44340,632
Australia771:350,59429,558
France711:935,531107,040
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland591:75,0825,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Pillion (16) may also be a first name.

Pillion Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Offaly name. Derivation uncertain

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Pillion Last Name Facts

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

Pillion is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pillion? popularity and diffusion

Pillion is the 373,425th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,591,194 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Pillion are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread forename worldwide, held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 756 people, or 1 in 479,443. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 9 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Pillion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pillion has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pillion surname grew 518 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 41 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pillion Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pillion surname are 20.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.05% registered to vote for the party.

Pillion earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $45,169 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pillione936/
Pillon929,215/
Pillin92231/
Pilling867,819/
Pillone86508/
Pellion86433/
Pillien86239/
Puillon86162/
Pillong8664/
Pillian868/
Pillina864/
Pisllon863/
Piollon861/
Piollin861/
Puillin860/
Plion83221/
Pilliang8086/
Pillinng803/
Pillimne802/
Pelliond800/
Pellin773,263/
Pellon772,082/
Pillen771,061/
Pillan77565/
Pillim77114/
Pällin7731/
Piglin772/
Pillom771/
Pillão771/
Pillàn771/
Pillán771/
Pillachin751/
Plon73158/
Plin73154/
Piln733/
Pelling712,761/
Pellone71471/
Pillant71217/
Pelloin71215/
Pellina71205/
Pellien71183/
Pölling71160/
Pillane71120/
Puillen7123/
Pillaun7117/
Pillaan7113/
Pilliam719/
Pellink719/
Pillann713/
Pillang713/
Pilland711/
Pelluin711/
Pellian711/
Pellong711/
Pillent711/
Pälling711/
Pillhom710/
Piellen710/
Pfellin710/
Phlon67560/
Plong67558/
Ploen67432/
Plint67341/
Plone67329/
Plink67246/
Plian67239/
Phlin67191/
Plont67138/
Plien6782/
Plina6756/
Plohn6755/
Pling6728/
Pleon6725/
Pillyang6714/
Plond6714/
Plonk6711/
Ploon6710/
Poellien678/
Plinn672/
Plinc672/
Pllan672/
Plhon672/
Peelling671/
Paellien671/
Pelln671/
Pfelling671/
Plyon671/
Plonc671/
Plihn670/
Ployn670/
Pllen670/

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