Spillman Surname

68,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Spillman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Spileman'; v. Spellman.

Spillman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6961:54,1316,469
Australia2291:117,88513,036
England1951:285,73422,108
Canada651:566,85547,218
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0891:46,1145,320

Spillman (23) may also be a first name.

Spillman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Spileman'; v. Spellman.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

SPILEMAN: Robert filius Hugonis filii Spileman held a carucate of land apud Rane, Aberdeenshire, c. 1170 (REA., X, p. 10). Harrison says: Spill (Teut.), an old personal name + man. compare German name Spielman, from Old High German spilaman, wandering singer, musician.

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

1 = Spill (q.v.) + man.

Richard Spileman.—Gt. Ing. Serv., A.D. 1212.

Nicholas Spilman.—Testa de Nevill.

Cp. Dano-Norwegian spillemand, 'fiddler’; Swedish spelman, 'mean musician’; Dutch spelleman, 'showman’; Frisian spilman, spylman, ‘fiddler’, ‘bandsman’; Ger. spielmann, ‘musician’, 'fiddler’ (Middle High German spilman, 'musician', ‘minstrel’, jester').

2 for Spellman1, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Musician” in German. “Spindle-Maker” in Old English. Also Spiller.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

1. May be the same as Spelman. 2. Perhaps either a maker of laths or of spindles, spill being a provincialism for both those articles.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Spillman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spillman is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Spillman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spillman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 68,386th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,003,241 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Spillman are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spillman is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 23 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 6,696 people, or 1 in 54,131. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Ohio, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Spillman exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Spillman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spillman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spillman surname increased 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spillman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Spillman surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Spillman are 27.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.6% being registered with the political party.

The amount Spillman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 203.5% more than the national average, earning R 721,224 per year; in United States they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $40,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.94% more than the national average, earning $64,560 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spillmann941,911/
Spiellman947/
Spillmaun941/
Spillmane940/
Spilman932,584/
Spllman930/
Spiellmann892/
Spellman8811,936/
Spielman885,611/
Shpilman88514/
Spilmann88368/
Szpilman88179/
Spihlman8867/
Spillmon8834/
Spilmane881/
Spielmann829,826/
Spihlmann82116/
Spellmann82111/
Shpielman8210/
Schpilman829/
Shpilmann824/
Spöllmann822/
Spielmain821/
Speellman821/
Spellmain820/
Spiehlman820/
Spelman803,745/
Spilmon8043/
Spilmam8013/
Špilman806/
Spiehlmann7820/
Speelman7510,935/
Spoelman75598/
Spilmont75404/
Shpylman75144/
Spellmon75140/
Speulman75139/
Spelmane7570/
Szpylman7569/
Spelmann7541/
Chpilman755/
Spēlmane752/
Spelmand751/
Spellmanová741/
Spellmanova741/
Spehlmann7137/
Speelmann7119/
Špielmann714/
Spielmonn711/
Spelmon6728/
Špilmanová676/
Spelmam673/

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Spillman Reference & Research

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