Shilling Surname
Approximately 9,305 people bear this surname
Shilling Surname Definition:
Bapt 'the son of Shilwin' or Schilling. Lower says, 'Schclin, Schelinus, a Domesday personal name.' Probably most of our Shillings descend from an old personal name Shilwin, one of the endless names with suffix win; compare Sherwin and Sherring, or Goldwin and Golding.
Read More About This SurnameShilling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,348 | 1:57,098 | 6,793 |
| England | 1,269 | 1:43,907 | 5,570 |
| Australia | 384 | 1:70,301 | 8,321 |
| Russia | 337 | 1:427,665 | 40,788 |
| Canada | 270 | 1:136,465 | 14,092 |
| Liberia | 191 | 1:23,081 | 2,280 |
| Zimbabwe | 108 | 1:142,947 | 18,429 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 11 | 1:4,962 | 486 |
| Zambia | 11 | 1:1,440,902 | 31,383 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 704 | 1:34,624 | 4,540 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,097 | 1:23,948 | 2,974 |
Shilling (133) may also be a first name.
Shilling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bapt 'the son of Shilwin' or Schilling. Lower says, 'Schclin, Schelinus, a Domesday personal name.' Probably most of our Shillings descend from an old personal name Shilwin, one of the endless names with suffix win; compare Sherwin and Sherring, or Goldwin and Golding. (a) Local, 'of Schilling.' I cannot find the spot.
Henry de Scilling, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Schilling, Norfolk, ibid.
John Schelling, Wiltshire, ibid.
Cecilia Schyllyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus Shilwyn, 1379: ibid.
1565. Baptised — Sara. d. Gregory Shillinge: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1796. Married — John Shilling and Mary Rider: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Settling, occurring e.g. in ‘Wídsíð,’ l. 207; found in the 13th-cent. Hundred-Rolls as Settling, Schilling, Schelling, the last being the present-day Dutch form [from the Old English monetary unit scilling, m.]
Schelin, Schelinus, a Domesday personal name.
A location name in Dorset Or from the Dutch, Schilling; a personal name.
Shilling Demographics
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Shilling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shilling (Georgian: შილლინგ, Russian: Шиллинг) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilling? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shilling is the 54,697th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 783,186 people. The last name Shilling is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Shilling reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shilling is also the 804,402nd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 133 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,348 people, or 1 in 57,098. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Shilling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shilling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shilling surname rose 303 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 4,100 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shilling Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Shilling surname are 23.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.87% registered with the party.
The amount Shilling earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 19.1% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,682 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.28% less than the national average, earning R 158,556 per year; in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $47,828 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shilling Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shilling in the Georgian language | ||
| შილლინგ | shilling | - |
| Shilling in the Russian language | ||
| Шиллинг | silling | - |
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