Pillow Surname

92,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Pillow Surname Definition:

From Pilot. William Pilot, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). See Pellet.

Pillow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0141:90,29910,153
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
England1621:343,93925,007
Malta841:5,122348
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Wales71:442,07621,198
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6631:75,7458,050

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.

The Norman People (1874)

From Pilhough; a location name in Derbyshire Orfrom the Swedish, Pilau, Pilo; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pillow Last Name Facts

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

Pillow occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pillow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,316th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,407,677 people. The last name is predominantly 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 commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 85 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,014 people, or 1 in 90,299. In The United States Pillow is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 11 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Arkansas, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 15 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Pillow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pillow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pillow surname 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 declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pillow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pillow last name is predominantly Anglican (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pillow surname are 0.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.58% registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilliow922/
Piollow920/
Piellow920/
Pellow832,666/
Pillov838/
Pillof831/
Plow80169/
Pellowe77373/
Pilloff7755/
Pellows7722/
Pillovs771/
Plowe73231/
Plowa734/
Ploew732/
Pleow731/
Plowh730/
Plowf730/
Pillav673/
Plouwe671/
Pillab671/

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