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.
- thecrookedbillettSchiller Demographics
Average Schiller Salary in
United States
$49,769 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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