Spiller Surname

28,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Spiller Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) 1 Player, Performer [v. Spill, and + the agential suff. -er] Cp. Dano-Norwegian spiller, ‘gamester’, ‘player’; Swedish spelare, ‘gamester’; Dutch speler, ‘player’, ‘gamester’, ‘fiddler’, ‘performer’; Fris, spylder, ‘player’; Ger.

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Spiller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1161:50,9366,146
Germany3,9901:20,1772,668
England2,4711:22,5493,151
Italy1,1801:51,8289,317
Australia1,0231:26,3893,590
Brazil6521:328,33512,643
Canada4611:79,9258,933
Wales2811:11,0131,228
Switzerland2391:34,3645,027
South Africa2101:257,98926,009
New Zealand1631:27,7814,855
Argentina1291:331,34426,182
Liberia1221:36,1363,353
Mexico1081:1,149,31714,171
Austria991:86,01412,782
Hungary921:106,69910,245
Czechia851:125,10020,092
France751:885,636103,228
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Romania331:608,42043,703
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland521:85,1905,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6221:15,0282,230
Wales541:29,0451,617
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Guernsey71:4,665827
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9881:50,8295,760

The alternate forms: Špiller (84) are calculated separately.

Spiller (42) may also be a first name.

Spiller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) 1 Player, Performer [v. Spill, and + the agential suff. -er] Cp. Dano-Norwegian spiller, ‘gamester’, ‘player’; Swedish spelare, ‘gamester’; Dutch speler, ‘player’, ‘gamester’, ‘fiddler’, ‘performer’; Fris, spylder, ‘player’; Ger. spieler, ‘player,’ ‘actor’, ‘performer’, ‘gambler’ (Middle High German spilœre).

2 = Speller, q.v. [cp. Goth, spillón, to narrate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Spillman.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who preached, a preacher; one who entertained others.

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

Spiller: a maker of spills or spindles.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Spiller was the name of a Taunton family last century (T.), and the name is still represented in the town and district.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Spiller Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spiller (Russian: Спиллер) is found most in The United States. It can also be found as: Špiller. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spiller? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,512th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 386,607 people. Spiller occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Spiller live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 42 people.

The last name Spiller is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,116 people, or 1 in 50,936. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 22 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Spiller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spiller has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 720 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 520 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 321 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 63 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spiller Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Spiller surname is chiefly Anglican (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Spiller are 3.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Spiller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38% less than the national average, earning €18,620 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.85% more than the national average, earning R 332,328 per year; in United States they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $43,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $51,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špiller9584/
Spillere93746/
Spillier93129/
Shpiller93117/
Spieller9362/
Spillert9353/
Speiller9341/
Szpiller9335/
Spilleir938/
Spillger930/
Spillerd930/
Sppiller930/
Spille921,371/
Spller921/
Spilliaer881/
Speller865,661/
Spitler864,272/
Spilles86530/
Spillet8626/
Speiler8615/
Spillie8611/
Spailer865/
Spilley863/
Spyller862/
Spillir860/
Spillee860/
Spillerová8286/
Spillerova825/
Spittler802,426/
Spillett80837/
Shpyller8028/
Spilleth8019/
Spellier8016/
Spillets8013/
Spealler807/
Shpitler804/
Shpeller804/
Speitler804/
Spellere802/
Spíllere801/
Spilleys801/
Spellher801/
Spellger800/
Spilless800/
Spilla77304/
Spelle77152/
Spilli7764/
Splear7759/
Spilly7741/
Søpler7721/
Speilr770/
Splerr770/
Spilletts7517/
Spillai7196/
Speeler7180/
Spillis7175/
Špillerová7168/
Shpyler7136/
Spetler7124/
Spillia719/
Spytler715/
Spelley714/
Szpyler711/
Schpler711/
Spittlr711/
Spellei711/
Szpilla711/
Spellir710/
Spealer710/
Spellea710/
Spayler710/
Spillit710/
Spelles710/
Splet6739/
Splla674/
Spillitt674/
Spettler673/
Shpyhler673/
Spley672/
Splee672/
Sppillai671/
Shple671/
Spelllet671/
Spillich671/
Sehepler671/
Spellett670/

Spiller Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spiller in the Russian language
Спиллерspiller-

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