Tillier Surname

160,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Tillier Surname Definition:

(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.

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Tillier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,0161:32,9483,997
England2361:236,09319,489
Belgium1131:101,74015,454
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Italy621:986,39869,332
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Wales191:162,87011,152
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Norway101:514,22941,629
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:193,45515,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Tillier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Tillier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tillier is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Tillier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tillier? popularity and diffusion

Tillier is the 160,968th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,692,112 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Tillier live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 2,016 people, or 1 in 32,948. In France it is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 24 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 19 percent live and Île-de-France, where 16 percent live. Outside of France it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Tillier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tillier has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tillier last name rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 380 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tillier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tillier last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tillier surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.25% registered with the party.

The amount Tillier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.61% less than the national average, earning 305,902 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.62% less than the national average, earning R 129,216 per year; in United States they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $47,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.77% less than the national average, earning $43,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thillier93389/
Tuillier93323/
Tilliere93107/
Tiollier9391/
Tillierd930/
Htillier930/
Tiller9216,157/
Tillie921,436/
Tillir920/
Thiollier88792/
Thiellier8848/
Tellier8618,015/
Tillyer86621/
Tilliet86284/
Tillert86130/
Tillger86102/
Tilliez8688/
Tillere8661/
Thiller8630/
Tillies8629/
Tuiller8611/
Tillerd865/
Tilliey863/
Tillher861/
Tilliee861/
Tieller861/
Tioller861/
Thillie861/
Tisller861/
Tillior860/
Tillair860/
Tller831/
Tlier831/
Tllie830/
Thuilliier821/
Thellier801,521/
Thilliez80564/
Tilleard80183/
Thuiller80166/
Tillaire8046/
Tillière8032/
Thillies8015/
Thuillie8010/
Tilliets805/
Telliere805/
Thioller804/
Tilleyre802/
Tilliett801/
Teullier801/
Tehllier801/
Thilliet801/
Tuellier800/
Teller779,179/
Töller771,363/
Tellie77110/
Tüller77107/
Tyller77104/
Tillge7730/
Tillye775/
Tliier772/
Tillié772/
Tíller771/
Tellir770/
Tillerová7590/
Thelliere7536/
Theullier7517/
Thuilleur754/
Thilliyar753/
Tillerova752/
Thaellier751/
Thuellier751/
Tler734/
Tlie731/
Telliez711,345/
Tueller71707/
Toeller71267/
Theller7186/
Tellerd7147/
Telleir7146/
Tellert7146/
Telliet7139/
Tellyer7133/
Tyllyer7113/
Tellies7112/
Tesller7112/
Tellior7110/
Tuellie714/
Thüller714/
Tellierová711/
Tellere711/
Teuller711/
Tölller711/
Toellieier711/
Thyller711/
Tellerr711/
Tellear710/
Tillyea710/
Tilleay710/
Teullie710/
Thelliez671,098/
Tlyer676/
Thler672/
Dtler671/
Telleher671/
Tleer671/
Thuillié671/
Tillyitz671/
Tlies670/
Tlerd670/
Tlehr670/

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