Spillane Surname

61,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Spillane Surname Definition:

Ó Spealáin A sept of Eliogarty, whence they migrated to south-west Munster. MIF 221; Map Tip

Spillane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0141:90,29910,153
Ireland1,8611:2,530478
Australia8861:30,4694,070
England8661:64,3407,513
New Zealand1781:25,4404,458
Wales1331:23,2672,460
Canada521:708,56956,910
Northern Ireland491:37,6543,578
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6761:2,643501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
Wales461:34,0961,856
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4251:118,16211,577

Spillane (19) may also be a first name.

Spillane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Spealáin A sept of Eliogarty, whence they migrated to south-west Munster. MIF 221; Map Tip

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Spealáin A sept of Eliogarty, whence they migrated to south-west Munster. MIF 221; Map Tip

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Spealan (little scythe).

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

Spillane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spillane is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spillane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 61,745th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 894,946 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Spillane live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Spillane is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,014 people, or 1 in 90,299. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 16 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Spillane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spillane has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 944 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 111 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 753 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spillane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Spillane are 6.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spillane earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.94% more than the national average, earning $51,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.67% more than the national average, earning $60,448 CAD per year.

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