Tillerson Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

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

Tillerson Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of a tiller', a middle English term for farmer.

Tillerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3601:1,006,83074,328
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Tillerson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of a tiller', a middle English term for farmer.

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Tillerson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tillerson is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tillerson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tillerson is the 781,947th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. The surname Tillerson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Tillerson live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 1,006,830. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 31 percent reside, Virginia, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Panama, where 0 percent reside.

Tillerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tillerson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tillerson last name increased 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tillerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tillerson are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Tillerson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $40,877 USD per year.

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