Schiller Surname

10,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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.

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Schiller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany32,2151:2,499241
United States13,7111:26,4363,325
Austria2,8841:2,953285
Australia1,3021:20,7342,872
Canada1,1511:32,0124,156
Brazil7031:304,51511,739
Poland5411:70,25611,003
France4701:141,32521,766
Hungary4621:21,2472,392
Czechia3601:29,5374,766
Sweden3301:29,8392,433
England2701:206,36317,844
Switzerland2681:30,6454,592
Denmark1381:40,9044,265
Argentina1351:316,61825,164
Chile1191:148,0385,091
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Colombia801:597,1767,533
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Spain791:591,79827,792
Israel561:152,81515,997
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Romania481:418,28933,624
Croatia411:103,13716,264
Slovakia381:140,43325,488
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Norway221:233,74025,571
Ireland211:224,2358,707
India191:40,371,862445,856
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Serbia61:1,190,82529,487
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1451:43,8595,087

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.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, Dutch) One having the habit of squinting his eyes, a squinter; one who prepared skins.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

- thecrookedbillett

Schiller Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schiller occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schiller? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,045th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 130,193 people. The last name Schiller is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Schiller are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 300,818th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 747 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 32,215 people, or 1 in 2,499. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 25 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 78 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Schiller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schiller has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schiller surname increased 1,197 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 529 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 2,100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Schiller Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Schiller last name is principally Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Schiller last name are 8.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.8% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schillert94155/
Schieller944/
Schiøller943/
Schillier942/
Schisller942/
Schilller941/
Sschiller941/
Schuiller941/
Schillerd941/
Schillher941/
Shiller937,334/
Chiller93446/
Sciller939/
Scheller8817,537/
Schüller8813,867/
Schöller884,109/
Schäller88226/
Scieller8829/
Schyller8821/
Schűller8819/
Schillir882/
Shciller881/
Siller8612,232/
Ciller86418/
Schillerová84407/
Schillerova847/
Schueller823,496/
Schoeller821,698/
Schellert82326/
Schyllert82131/
Schaeller8279/
Schällert825/
Schellier822/
Scheeller821/
Schüllert821/
Schillire820/
Sheller801,855/
Cillier80225/
Sziller80152/
Sillere80139/
Shyller80122/
Cheller8070/
Sieller8042/
Sillert8023/
Sillier8014/
Suiller8012/
Shillir8011/
Silleur808/
Sceller801/
Sehller801/
Scöller801/
Scyller800/
Scellier75795/
Shillair7559/
Sheeller7535/
Szillier7518/
Sielleur757/
Chellere755/
Sigliler754/
Shyoller752/
Chillire751/
Chellert751/
Schellir751/
Seheller751/
Shceller751/
Cillerre751/
Shellere751/
Shillire750/
Schüllerová7468/
Schűllerová7418/
Schöllerová747/
Schellerová745/
Schellherdt740/
Seller715,998/
Ziller714,593/
Celler71612/
Çiller71473/
Söller71425/
Süller7184/
Syller7141/
Cillerová7123/
Sillerová7116/
Shillaire718/
Sillerova716/
Sillir714/
Xiller712/
Sűller712/
Cillerova712/
Shilliair711/
Shcellger711/
Cillir711/
Chilliair711/
Sellier678,570/
Cellier677,567/
Szyller67572/
Szeller67236/
Soeller67131/
Cellere67128/
Sellger6742/
Sellere6730/
Sellert6725/
Zseller6716/
Seeller6716/
Szillerová6710/
Selleer672/
Saeller672/
Sueller672/
Seheler671/
Ceuller671/
Sillair671/
Sillère671/
Seuller671/
Celleer670/
Cellear670/
Shellir670/

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