Sillars Surname

355,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sillars Surname Definition:

The steps of the evolution of this name in Arran "are traceable from the Kilmorie session records, where we have the Gaelic forms M'Inurignach (1702), M'Nargenach and M'Nargid (1719) for 'Mac-an-Airgid' 'son of the Silver'; and the English form in Silver' (1718) later on a tombstone and record 'Siller' and so passing to Sillars.

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Sillars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
Scotland3161:16,9422,064
England2221:250,98220,313
Australia491:550,93340,757
Canada381:969,62173,252
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
France121:5,535,227269,324
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2391:15,6621,718
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Sillars Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The steps of the evolution of this name in Arran "are traceable from the Kilmorie session records, where we have the Gaelic forms M'Inurignach (1702), M'Nargenach and M'Nargid (1719) for 'Mac-an-Airgid' 'son of the Silver'; and the English form in Silver' (1718) later on a tombstone and record 'Siller' and so passing to Sillars. The original may have been a silversmith" (Book of Arran, II, p. 116).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Sillars Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sillars has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sillars? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sillars is the 355,667th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 7,130,671 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Sillars reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 1,075,546. In The United States Sillars is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 15 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 31 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Sillars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sillars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sillars surname grew 991 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sillars Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sillars surname is primarily Presbyterian (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sillars last name are 9.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sillars earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 207.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 59,562 per year; in United States they earn 11.5% more than the national average, earning $48,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $54,615 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sillears930/
Shillars930/
Sllars920/
Sellars8615,042/
Sillers86751/
Gillars8636/
Scllars861/
Slars8347/
Sellears8072/
Sellaers801/
Scillers801/
Siellers800/
Shellars800/
Gillarst800/
Scellars800/
Slaars772/
Slaurs771/
Slears770/
Slairs770/
Sllers770/
Schillers7548/
Sellers7163,617/
Zellars71915/
Sellors71858/
Schellaars7164/
Jellars7114/
Cellars7113/
Schillerås715/
Zillers715/
Gellars711/
Slors6737/
Jellahrs6710/
Clars677/
Soellers672/
Cilleirs671/
Sällerås671/
Scellers671/
Sellersj671/
Sellerrs671/
Slers671/
Gillarce671/
Sellours670/
Saellers670/

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