Sillers Surname

452,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Sillers 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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Sillers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5471:662,63152,967
Canada1601:230,28522,082
England261:2,143,00282,017
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland481:77,9844,336
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales21:784,20816,349
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

The alternate forms: Šillers (1) are calculated separately.

Sillers 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)

Sillers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sillers is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Šillers. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sillers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 452,102nd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,703,790 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Sillers live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 547 people, or 1 in 662,631. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 28 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Sillers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sillers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sillers surname expanded 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sillers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sillers last name are 2.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sillers earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $45,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $50,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šillers951/
Shillers934/
Soillers931/
Scillers931/
Saillers931/
Sillears930/
Siellers930/
Silers928/
Sllers920/
Schillers8848/
Sellers8663,617/
Sillars861,022/
Sailers86246/
Gillers8649/
Seilers8619/
Cillers866/
Zillers865/
Sitlers861/
Jillers860/
Slers831/
Schillerås825/
Schillerst821/
Cilliers8011,641/
Chillers80200/
Sellears8072/
Selliers8036/
Gillerås8020/
Shellers803/
Soellers802/
Cilleirs801/
Scellers801/
Sesllers801/
Sellersj801/
Sellerrs801/
Sellaers801/
Sällerås801/
Saellers800/
Seallers800/
Gillerst800/
Sleurs77478/
Sliers7730/
Sleers774/
Shlers771/
Sllars770/
Sylers770/
Sleors770/
Slears770/
Schellers752/
Cilliersz752/
Hcilliers751/
D'Sellers751/
Sellars7115,042/
Zellers714,188/
Sellors71858/
Gellers71115/
Cellers71112/
Saylers7167/
Setlers7120/
Seelers714/
Ceilers712/
Sellirs712/
Cyllers711/
Schlers710/
Suylers710/
Sealers710/
Celliers671,954/
Zoellers67113/
Settlers67101/
Slars6747/
Slors6737/
Chellers6717/
Clers677/
Cilliërs671/
Sloersch671/
Zaellers670/
Jlers670/
Celleurs670/
Shetlers670/

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