Tillet Surname
Approximately 1,935 people bear this surname
Tillet Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Lime- Tree Grove [French Tillet, from Latin tiliet-um-tilia, a linden- or lime-tree, with the plantation-suff. -et-um] Marquis du Tillet.—Paris Direct.
The form of the place-name in the Meuse, Vosges, etc.
Read More About This SurnameTillet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,656 | 1:40,110 | 5,016 |
| United States | 145 | 1:2,499,717 | 152,655 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 107 | 1:227,807 | 17,201 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 143 | 1:351,180 | 26,857 |
Tillet (25) may also be a first name.
Tillet Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Lime- Tree Grove [French Tillet, from Latin tiliet-um-tilia, a linden- or lime-tree, with the plantation-suff. -et-um] Marquis du Tillet.—Paris Direct.
The form of the place-name in the Meuse, Vosges, etc., Departments is (le)Thillot.
Cp. Tilly.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) 1 from the Continental-Teut. cognate of Old English til, ‘good’ (v. under Till1), with the French diminutive suff. -et.
2 from a pet form of Matilda (v. under Malkin), with the French diminutive suff. -et.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the word tilleul, meaning 'lime-tree' in French. It designates 'one who comes from a lieu-dit', a very specific small place, usually in the country side, which name comes from an historical or topographical particularity.
- sachabarilTillet Demographics
Average Tillet Salary in
United States
$36,529 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tillet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tillet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tillet occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tillet click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tillet? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tillet is the 212,798th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,766,174 people. The surname Tillet occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Tillet are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 25 people.
This surname is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 1,656 people, or 1 in 40,110. In France it is most numerous in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 28 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside. Besides France it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.
Tillet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tillet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tillet last name expanded 101 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tillet Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Tillet are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.
Tillet earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.34% less than the national average, earning $36,529 USD per year.
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