Quiller Surname
Approximately 702 people bear this surname
Quiller Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) Fledgling (a nickname) [Dialectal English quiller, ‘a bird not yet fully fledged’; from Middle English quille, a quill; apparently of Low German orig.]
Quiller Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 588 | 1:616,427 | 49,911 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 82 | 1:297,261 | 20,172 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 104 | 1:482,872 | 34,278 |
Quiller (59) may also be a first name.
Quiller Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) Fledgling (a nickname) [Dialectal English quiller, ‘a bird not yet fully fledged’; from Middle English quille, a quill; apparently of Low German orig.]
Quiller: also Keeler the dresser of quilled ruffs and collars, such as were worn in the reign of Elizabeth. Mr. Quiller-Couch has in his name references to two trades - the starcher who quilled collars, and the coucher who stuffed beds, etc.
Quiller Demographics
Quiller Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Quiller Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quiller Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quiller is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Quiller click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quiller? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 476,328th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,381,120 people. The last name Quiller occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Quiller are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most common first name world-wide, borne by 59 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 588 people, or 1 in 616,427. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 20 percent live, Georgia, where 12 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Quiller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Quiller has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quiller Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Quiller surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Quiller last name are 27.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74% being registered to vote for the party.
Quiller earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.13% less than the national average, earning $30,150 USD per year.
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