Stilwell Surname

49,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Stilwell Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Constant Spring (one not intermittent) [Old English stille, constant, etc. + w[i)ella, a spring]

Stilwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2501:43,9345,383
England7401:75,2958,539
Canada5131:71,8248,185
Portugal3771:27,6351,774
New Zealand1871:24,2164,232
South Africa1551:349,53432,108
Australia861:313,90427,145
Wales401:77,3636,557
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Macau21:300,8151,009
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belize11:355,4743,977
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4361:55,9076,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9211:26,1423,215

Stilwell (40) may also be a first name.

Stilwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Constant Spring (one not intermittent) [Old English stille, constant, etc. + w[i)ella, a spring]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the spring where the water flowed continuously.

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

Stilwell Last Name Facts

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

Stilwell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stilwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,249th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 697,106 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Stilwell are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 40 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 8,250 people, or 1 in 43,934. In The United States Stilwell is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Stilwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stilwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 429 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stilwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Stilwell surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stilwell last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stilwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.26% more than the national average, earning R 411,720 per year; in United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $53,980 CAD per year.

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Stilwell Reference & Research

Stilwell/Stillwell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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