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
Average Quiller Salary in
United States
$30,150 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Quiller Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quiller Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Quiller is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Quiller? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 476,328th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,381,120 people. Quiller is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Quiller live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 59 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 588 people, or 1 in 616,427. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent live, Georgia, where 12 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States Quiller occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Quiller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Quiller has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quiller last name grew 565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quiller Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Quiller last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Quiller are 27.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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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Footnotes
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