Schiller Surname
Approximately 55,975 people bear this surname
Schiller Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Squinter [for Ger, schieier, squinting person; from schel, Middle High German schel(ch, O.H.Ger. scelah, awry, squint-eyed] Many admirers of the German poet, however, prefer to connect his name with Ger. schiller, 'colour-play,' 'iridescence.
Read More About This SurnameSchiller Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 32,215 | 1:2,499 | 241 |
| United States | 13,711 | 1:26,436 | 3,325 |
| Austria | 2,884 | 1:2,953 | 285 |
| Australia | 1,302 | 1:20,734 | 2,872 |
| Canada | 1,151 | 1:32,012 | 4,156 |
| Brazil | 703 | 1:304,515 | 11,739 |
| Poland | 541 | 1:70,256 | 11,003 |
| France | 470 | 1:141,325 | 21,766 |
| Hungary | 462 | 1:21,247 | 2,392 |
| Czechia | 360 | 1:29,537 | 4,766 |
| Sweden | 330 | 1:29,839 | 2,433 |
| England | 270 | 1:206,363 | 17,844 |
| Switzerland | 268 | 1:30,645 | 4,592 |
| Denmark | 138 | 1:40,904 | 4,265 |
| Argentina | 135 | 1:316,618 | 25,164 |
| Chile | 119 | 1:148,038 | 5,091 |
| South Africa | 86 | 1:629,973 | 47,084 |
| Colombia | 80 | 1:597,176 | 7,533 |
| Netherlands | 80 | 1:211,090 | 28,733 |
| Spain | 79 | 1:591,798 | 27,792 |
| Israel | 56 | 1:152,815 | 15,997 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Romania | 48 | 1:418,289 | 33,624 |
| Croatia | 41 | 1:103,137 | 16,264 |
| Slovakia | 38 | 1:140,433 | 25,488 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 1:556,673 | 7,036 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Serbia | 6 | 1:1,190,825 | 29,487 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Faroe Islands | 3 | 1:16,333 | 1,308 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 51 | 1:477,948 | 26,685 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,145 | 1:43,859 | 5,087 |
Schiller (747) may also be a first name.
Schiller Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Squinter [for Ger, schieier, squinting person; from schel, Middle High German schel(ch, O.H.Ger. scelah, awry, squint-eyed] Many admirers of the German poet, however, prefer to connect his name with Ger. schiller, 'colour-play,' 'iridescence.’
(German, Dutch) One having the habit of squinting his eyes, a squinter; one who prepared skins.
User-submitted Reference
Schiller is a German surname derived from a word meaning 'a play of colours'. To schiller means to see a glistening ray of chaining colours. As attested by JCF Schiller in an Australian family book.
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Schiller Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schiller Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schiller has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Schiller.
How Common Is The Last Name Schiller? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,045th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 130,193 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Schiller live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schiller is also the 300,818th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 747 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 32,215 people, or 1 in 2,499. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 25 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Austria, where 5 percent reside.
Schiller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schiller has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schiller surname expanded 1,197 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 529 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 2,100 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Schiller Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Schiller last name is chiefly Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Schiller surname are 8.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.8% being registered with the party.
The amount Schiller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.73% less than the national average, earning 274,327 kr per year; in Peru they earn 154.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,356 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.8% more than the national average, earning R 256,176 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.89% less than the national average, earning $19,549,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $49,766 CAD per year.
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