Pillips Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Pillips Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pillips Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Pillips (14) may also be a first name.

Pillips Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pillips is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pillips? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pillips is the 2,106,139th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Pillips is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Pillips are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

The surname Pillips is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States Pillips is most frequent in: Georgia, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Alabama, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Pillips Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pillips has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pillips surname fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pillips Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pillips last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Pillips earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.22% less than the national average, earning $36,149 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Pihllips933/
Pillipps932/
Pilliups931/
Puillips931/
Pfillips930/
Pillip9260/
Pfillipps880/
Phllips8696/
Pillipp8646/
Pillaip864/
Pellips863/
Pillipe863/
Pihllip862/
Pillups861/
Pilliop861/
Pilliph861/
Pilleps860/
Puillip860/
Plips838/
Pillaipp801/
Pillaipt801/
Phllipps800/
Phlips77300/
Pflips77193/
Phllip7752/
Pillep7735/
Plhlip772/
Plipps772/
Pellip770/
Plip7318/
Pillaib718/
Pillaiv718/
Pflipps714/
Phlipps714/
Phliphs713/
Phlliph711/
Phllipe710/
Phlip67467/
Plipp6718/
Pliep671/
Pliph671/
Pilliaiv671/
Pilleppe671/
Pleps670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pillips
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