Terril Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Colombia

Terril Surname Definition:

Local. The little tower.

Terril Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
Colombia871:549,1277,304
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3081:163,04814,833

Terril (962) may also be a first name.

Terril Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. The little tower.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Terril Last Name Facts

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

The last name Terril (Russian: Тэррил) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terril? popularity and diffusion

The surname Terril is the 801,116th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Terril reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Terril is also the 260,092nd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 962 people.

Terril is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 1,473,410. In The United States Terril is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 20 percent live, Wisconsin, where 8 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 25 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Terril Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Terril has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Terril last name declined 20 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Terril Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Terril surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Terril earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 18.38% less than the national average, earning $18,529,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 21.53% more than the national average, earning $52,441 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terrill929,301/
Terriel9243/
Terriol922/
Therril921/
Teril9134/
Terrl915/
Terrillt863/
Terriell860/
Therrill860/
Tearriel860/
Terrel832,662/
Terzil8372/
Terryl8330/
Tyrril8326/
Terill8319/
Torril8318/
Theril8310/
Teriel837/
Terrll834/
Terilh831/
Tarril831/
Tergil831/
Terrrl831/
Tearil831/
Tirril830/
Terl8060/
Terrell7747,380/
Terruel77132/
Tirrill77104/
Terryll7737/
Tyrrill7732/
Therrel7719/
Torriel7715/
Tarriel777/
Tarrill776/
Teriell775/
Terroel775/
Theruil773/
Terreel772/
Teerrel771/
Tergill770/
Torrill770/
Terrelt770/
Tiril731,162/
Toril73930/
Taril73391/
Terel7375/
Tyril7348/
Tearl7325/
Teryl7323/
Terll7311/
Terzl7310/
Tierl739/
Toerl733/
Therl732/
Teerl731/
Therrell71922/
Tearrell717/
Therioll713/
Terilova712/
Teerrell711/
Teurrell711/
Terreell711/
Terrelld711/
Teyrrell711/
Tyrriell711/
Terrelll711/
Tierrell710/
Teiriell710/
Teruel6719,427/
Torrel67626/
Tyrrel67566/
Tetrel67513/
Tirgil67507/
Terlep67439/
Tariel67382/
Theurl67249/
Taerel67219/
Terell67172/
Tirrel67154/
Terlet67149/
Theirl67124/
Tahril67119/
Thoril6758/
Tarrel6757/
Toriel6747/
Teroel6735/
Tyrill6731/
Therel6728/
Thierl6719/
Teurel6719/
Torill6712/
Thearl678/
Thoerl677/
Tharil675/
Tereul674/
Tairil673/
Tyriel672/
Terael672/
Terzel671/
Tesrel671/
Tirilt671/
Tajril671/
Titril671/
Tiriel671/
D'Terrell671/
Tyrrll670/
Teryll670/
Tereel670/
Tarill670/

Terril Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Terril in the Russian language
Тэррилterril-

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