Sill Surname

55,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Sill Surname Definition:

A contraction of 1 Silvester, q.v.

2 Silvanus, q.v.

3 Cecil, q.v.

Sill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5591:79,5049,072
Germany1,9631:41,0115,395
India1,4051:545,95426,930
England4321:128,97712,816
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Mexico1141:1,088,82613,775
Australia881:306,76926,711
Slovakia461:116,01021,737
Hungary441:223,09718,334
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
France321:2,075,710171,237
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Austria141:608,24554,975
Wales141:221,03813,576
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3411:71,4827,962
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3901:36,1294,284

Sill (227) may also be a first name.

Sill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction of 1 Silvester, q.v.

2 Silvanus, q.v.

3 Cecil, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Sill, a pet form of Silvester (forest dweller), of Silvanus (woods) and of Cecil (blind).

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

A nickname of Silas or Silvester.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Danish, Sillo; from the Swedish, Sillow; from the German, Siele, Sille; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sill Last Name Facts

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

Sill (Hindi: सीलल, Oriya: ସିଲ, Russian: Силл) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sill.

How Common Is The Last Name Sill? popularity and diffusion

Sill is the 55,253rd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 792,469 people. The last name Sill occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Sill live; 47 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sill is also the 596,468th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 227 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,559 people, or 1 in 79,504. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Sill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sill has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sill surname are 21.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.93% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sill earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.8% more than the national average, earning R 296,568 per year; in United States they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $45,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning $50,719 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shill8928,633/
Szill8953/
Scill8911/
Sgill891/
Suill891/
Sillh891/
Zsill891/
Sil86139,450/
Sll8622/
Schill8011,855/
Silgli801/
Sciell800/
Siehll800/
Gill75281,260/
Shil75170,628/
Sell7531,656/
Syll759,294/
Jill754,732/
Zill752,810/
Söll751,936/
Sild751,301/
Säll751,168/
Siel75593/
Suil75445/
Sisl75200/
Szil7595/
Sihl7581/
Cill7576/
Süll7557/
Silt7525/
Hsil7524/
Silp7522/
Silh7510/
Sæll756/
Sjil755/
Shll754/
Scll752/
Slhl752/
Sgil751/
Sűll751/
Jsil751/
Sllt751/
Sxll751/
Çill751/
Jsll751/
Schiell73185/
Schiøll7335/
Sillová7335/
Sillova736/
Zschill733/
Schilld731/
Schioll730/
Shell6720,926/
Széll673,518/
Sigli671,971/
Sl671,850/
Siehl67828/
Suell67689/
Szell67681/
Soell67447/
Zuill67376/
Åsell67353/
Chill67312/
Scell67224/
Schil67138/
Schiehll6778/
Zsell6768/
Sziel6749/
Saell6744/
Schll6724/
Sield6721/
Szyll6720/
Seell6717/
Djill6715/
Shiol6712/
Seull678/
Shllh678/
Gillå677/
Giell676/
Zillt675/
Sällh675/
Sildh674/
Åséll674/
Jsell673/
Shsil673/
Sciel672/
Selld672/
Zsillová672/
Hgill671/
Schillpp671/
Silph671/
Sielt671/
Sellh671/
Selll671/
Ziell671/
Shihl671/
Sehll671/
Sellő671/
Tgill671/
Scisl671/
Shyll671/
Syoll671/
Gilll671/
Rzill670/
Hjill670/
Gillt670/

Sill Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sill in the Hindi language
सीललsilala-
Sill in the Oriya language
ସିଲsila66.67
ସିଲ୍sil22.22
ସୀଲsila11.11
Sill in the Russian language
Силлsill-

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