Tillery Surname

48,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,541 people bear this surname

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

Tillery Surname Definition:

From Tilliery in the parish of Orwell, Kinross-shire. Thomas Tilliery was a tailor in Aberdeen in 1657 (ROA., I, p. 233), Andrew Tilleray, horse-hirer in Aberdeen took part in the rising of the '45, and William Tillery was a weaver in Aberdeen in 1770.

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Tillery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,3611:34,9834,362
England661:844,21344,691
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2011:41,8144,895

Tillery (82) may also be a first name.

Tillery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Tilliery in the parish of Orwell, Kinross-shire. Thomas Tilliery was a tailor in Aberdeen in 1657 (ROA., I, p. 233), Andrew Tilleray, horse-hirer in Aberdeen took part in the rising of the '45, and William Tillery was a weaver in Aberdeen in 1770.

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

Tillery Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tillery has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tillery? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,851st most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 691,352 people. The last name Tillery occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Tillery are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tillery is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 82 people.

The last name Tillery is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10,361 people, or 1 in 34,983. In The United States Tillery is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Alabama, where 9 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Tillery exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Mexico, where 0 percent reside.

Tillery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tillery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tillery last name expanded 863 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tillery Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tillery surname are 13.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Tillery earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $38,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.93% less than the national average, earning $26,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teillery93117/
Tilleray9347/
Tiellery937/
Tilleryd935/
Thillery933/
Tilleroy933/
Tilliery932/
Tillerry931/
Tillerys930/
Tillerey930/
Tllery922/
Tillere8661/
Tillary8631/
Tellery8623/
Tilleri8618/
Tillory8616/
Tillera866/
Tyllery861/
Tilliry861/
Teilleri80109/
Tilliere80107/
Teillere8045/
Tilleris8028/
Thilleri8011/
Teyllery803/
Tilleyre802/
Tilleret801/
Tilleira801/
Tliery776/
Tleary773/
Thlery771/
Tleury770/
Theillere7530/
Telleri71353/
Tillari7199/
Tellera7121/
Teileri7117/
Tillyri7114/
Tillore715/
Tilliri712/
Tellere711/
Tillare711/
Tetlery711/
Tellory710/
Thillare67102/
Tillaire6746/
Thillari6716/
Tyllered6710/
Telleira676/
Tilliris676/
Telliere675/
Tellerìa673/
Tillyris672/
Tellered672/
Tillaari671/
Tellieri671/
Tlary670/

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Tillery Reference & Research

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