Tiller Surname

32,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Tiller Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tiller,' a tiller of the soil. With Tillyer, compare Sawyer for Sawer, or lawyer for lower.

1769. Married — John Tillier and Ann Pickernell: St. George, Hanover Square.

1780.

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Tiller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,1261:35,7954,460
England1,4461:38,5335,011
Australia1,1531:23,4133,217
Canada8291:44,4465,478
Germany7191:111,96913,789
Norway5451:9,4351,006
Colombia3051:156,6364,434
Austria2661:32,0135,150
New Zealand1411:32,1165,589
Brazil1271:1,685,62555,239
Netherlands951:177,76025,545
Czechia761:139,91421,949
Wales341:91,0167,411
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Hungary101:981,62846,877
India91:85,229,487684,495
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
France61:11,070,454349,096
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7961:30,6224,085
Wales41:392,10412,338
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2611:39,8244,683

The alternate forms: Tíller (1) are calculated separately.

Tiller (169) may also be a first name.

Tiller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tiller,' a tiller of the soil. With Tillyer, compare Sawyer for Sawer, or lawyer for lower.

1769. Married — John Tillier and Ann Pickernell: St. George, Hanover Square.

1780. — Thomas Roberts and Eleanor Tiller: ibid.

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

(English) 1 Husbandman [from Old English tilia, land-cultivator, labourer; with later English agential suff. -er, or Anglo-French -ier] The stalke, the greyne, and floures alle, That to the tiller is fordone [destroyed].— Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 4338-9.

2 Good Army [Anglo-Saxon Tilhere-til, good, liberal + here, army] Tilhere was a famous 8th-cent. bishop of Worcester.

The Mod. French tilleur, a ‘stripper’, ‘hemp-scutcher’, has prob. had no sur- nominal influence in this country.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tiller Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tiller (Russian: Тиллер) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Tíller. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiller? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,879th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 451,046 people. The surname Tiller is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Tiller are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 703,581st most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 169 people.

The surname Tiller is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,126 people, or 1 in 35,795. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Virginia, where 10 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Tiller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tiller has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tiller last name grew 803 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tiller Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tiller last name are 18.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tiller earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.55% less than the national average, earning 316,486 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning R 250,920 per year; in Colombia they earn 38.62% less than the national average, earning $13,934,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning $42,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $50,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tíller941/
Tillier922,707/
Tailler92278/
Teiller92191/
Tillert92130/
Tillger92102/
Tillere9261/
Thiller9230/
Tuiller9211/
Toiller929/
Tillerd925/
Tillher921/
Tieller921/
Tioller921/
Tisller921/
Tille912,869/
Tller911/
Theiller86474/
Thillier86389/
Tilleard86183/
Thuiller86166/
Teillere8645/
Thioller864/
Tilleyre862/
Htillier860/
Tilley8337,421/
Teller839,179/
Tillet831,935/
Tillie831,436/
Töller831,363/
Tilles831,092/
Thille83449/
Titler83407/
Tailer83292/
Teiler83134/
Tüller83107/
Tyller83104/
Tillge8330/
Tilleh8328/
Tielle8327/
Tuille8321/
Tillea8313/
Tillez837/
Tilleu836/
Toiler835/
Tuiler831/
Tillee831/
Tillei831/
Tillir830/
Tillerová8090/
Thiellier8048/
Theillere8030/
Tlle805/
Tler804/
Thuilleur804/
Tillerova802/
Tellier7718,015/
Tillett777,146/
Theiler774,981/
Tueller77707/
Teitler77559/
Toeller77267/
Tittler77248/
Tilleth77107/
Thailer7793/
Theller7786/
Tellerd7747/
Telleir7746/
Tellert7746/
Taihler7738/
Taitler7718/
Tayller7717/
Thielle7716/
Tilless7715/
Tesller7712/
Thilley7710/
Tailher779/
Tillhet775/
Tillley774/
Thüller774/
Teihler774/
Tilliey773/
Tillhed772/
Teyller772/
Tilleah771/
Tellere771/
Teuller771/
Thuiler771/
Tölller771/
Teilher771/
Toitler771/
Thillez771/
Tilleit771/
Thillie771/
Thyller771/
Tellerr771/
Tillets770/
Tellear770/
Tuilley770/
Tilleys770/
Tillior770/
Tillair770/
Tilly737,956/
Tölle734,413/
Telle734,166/
Tilli733,052/
Tilla731,524/
Tylle7351/
Tülle7348/
Tølle7315/
Tälle7314/
Tlley737/
Tillé734/
Tlles732/
Thler732/
Dtler731/
Tllea731/
Tleer731/
Tlier731/
Tllez731/
Tllie730/
Tlerd730/
Tlehr730/
Thellier711,521/
Tillaire7146/
Thielley7126/
Tilleová7116/
Thealler7110/
Tillesch717/
Thilletd716/
Telleher711/
Tillhest711/
Tehllier711/
Teithler711/
Thitlert711/
Tahyller711/
Tilletts710/
Tuellier710/
Tellez67219,104/
Telles6750,636/
Tayler675,630/
Tillis673,774/
Tillya672,887/
Toelle671,168/
Téllez671,032/
Tilloy671,024/
Tellei67748/
Thilly67649/
Telley67474/
Tillay67473/
Telleh67386/
Tealer67360/
Tillit67249/
Thelle67231/
Tillia67219/
Teeler67171/
Tellér67165/
Tetler67136/
Tielli67132/
Tellie67110/
Teyler67110/
Tiella6798/
Tellep6769/
Tyllerová6768/
Teulle6757/
Tillio6737/
Thelleire6737/
Tle6735/
Tèllez6732/
Thilli6729/
Tillai6727/
Tellge6724/
Tillij6722/
Tellet6719/
Ttllez6719/
Tellerová6718/
Tijlla6713/
Toyler6711/
Tájler6711/
Tiolli678/
Teelle677/
Tuelle677/
Tellee677/
Telled676/
Télles674/
Tyllerova674/
Tilliy673/
Tellea673/
Tilloi673/
Tylher673/
Tillaa672/
Tielly672/
Tuillé672/
Thyler671/
Teallr671/
Teilre671/
Tayllr671/
Tillih671/
Tillii671/
Tillui671/
Tilluy671/
Thylle671/
Tëllez671/
Thaellier671/
Thllet671/
Thillé671/
Tilliz671/
Tlheer671/
Thuellier671/
Tellir670/
Tlleth670/
Tellyr670/
Tuyler670/

Tiller Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tiller in the Russian language
Тиллерtiller-

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