Schilling Surname

7,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schilling Surname Definition:

(German) A serf who had paid money to his lord for his freedom; descendant of Schilling, a pet form of Scildwin (shield, friend).

Schilling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany44,3251:1,816153
United States22,6061:16,0342,037
Australia1,5971:16,9042,379
Switzerland1,5511:5,295802
Brazil1,5461:138,4705,301
France1,3441:49,4226,438
Austria7561:11,2641,560
Canada7191:51,2466,183
Denmark4301:13,1271,265
Argentina3261:131,11511,106
Chile3151:55,9252,439
Hungary2941:33,3893,638
Netherlands2721:62,08510,675
Luxembourg2181:2,663322
Poland1981:191,96325,943
England1971:282,83321,968
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Thailand1271:556,20795,235
Spain1191:392,87421,594
Sweden1121:87,9176,459
Norway791:65,0929,213
Venezuela621:487,1639,407
Guatemala571:282,1524,372
Czechia531:200,63128,987
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Guam121:13,3432,098
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Scotland81:669,22723,443
India71:109,580,769786,157
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Wales61:515,75523,171
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6831:18,7172,377

Schilling (47) may also be a first name.

Schilling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) A serf who had paid money to his lord for his freedom; descendant of Schilling, a pet form of Scildwin (shield, friend).

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

Schilling Last Name Facts

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

Schilling is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schilling? popularity and diffusion

Schilling is the 7,299th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 93,735 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Schilling are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 47 people.

Schilling is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 44,325 people, or 1 in 1,816. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Bavaria, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Schilling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schilling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schilling last name expanded 843 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schilling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schilling surname are 15.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schilling earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning 402,842 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.15% more than the national average, earning R 295,020 per year; in United States they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning $46,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $52,144 CAD per year.

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