Pillow Surname
Approximately 5,177 people bear this surname
Pillow Surname Definition:
From Pilot. William Pilot, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). See Pellet.
Pillow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,014 | 1:90,299 | 10,153 |
| Malawi | 758 | 1:22,585 | 3,433 |
| England | 162 | 1:343,939 | 25,007 |
| Malta | 84 | 1:5,122 | 348 |
| Northern Ireland | 21 | 1:87,859 | 5,745 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 47 | 1:94,252 | 6,181 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 132 | 1:184,662 | 15,113 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 663 | 1:75,745 | 8,050 |
Pillow (85) may also be a first name.
Pillow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Pilot. William Pilot, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). See Pellet.
From Pilhough; a location name in Derbyshire Orfrom the Swedish, Pilau, Pilo; a personal name.
Pillow Demographics
Average Male Pillow Height
176.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pillow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pillow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pillow occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pillow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 92,316th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,407,677 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Pillow reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,039,322nd most common first name at a global level It is held by 85 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,014 people, or 1 in 90,299. In The United States Pillow is primarily found in: Virginia, where 11 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Arkansas, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 15 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Pillow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pillow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pillow last name rose 605 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pillow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Pillow last name is chiefly Anglican (66%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Pillow surname are 0.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.58% being registered with the party.
The amount Pillow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.74% less than the national average, earning R 79,032 per year; in United States they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning $38,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.91% more than the national average, earning $74,482 CAD per year.
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