Tillman Surname
Approximately 40,705 people bear this surname
Tillman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tileman,' i.e. the tiler, one who covered roofs with tiles; v. Tyler. The tendency would be to the modern spelling and pronunciation, (a) Occup. 'the tillman,' i.e. a husbandman. 'Because there were so fewe tylmen, the erde (earth) lay untitled': Capgrave's Chron.
Read More About This SurnameTillman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38,328 | 1:9,457 | 1,149 |
| Sweden | 756 | 1:13,025 | 1,124 |
| England | 561 | 1:99,319 | 10,501 |
| Australia | 181 | 1:149,148 | 15,854 |
| Israel | 134 | 1:63,863 | 8,018 |
| Finland | 112 | 1:49,078 | 5,958 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Hungary | 34 | 1:288,714 | 22,080 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Belize | 7 | 1:50,782 | 2,565 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 300 | 1:81,251 | 8,700 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,008 | 1:12,530 | 1,622 |
Tillman (2,290) may also be a first name.
Tillman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tileman,' i.e. the tiler, one who covered roofs with tiles; v. Tyler. The tendency would be to the modern spelling and pronunciation, (a) Occup. 'the tillman,' i.e. a husbandman. 'Because there were so fewe tylmen, the erde (earth) lay untitled': Capgrave's Chron. sub. A.D. 1349. (Lower's Patronymic Britannia)
Geoffrey Tileman, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter Tileman. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.
1572. Isaac Tylman, Magdalen Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.
1661. Buried -A child of Mr. Tilman's, the chirurgion: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(English) 1 Ploughman, Husband-man [from Old English tilian, to till + man(n, mon(n] 2 Good Man [Anglo-Saxon Til(l)man, Til(l)- mon-til, good, liberal] Tilmon was the name of one of the English priests who accompanied the ill- fated Hewalds in their mission to the Continental Saxons a.d. 690, as related by Bæda, 'Hist. Eccl.’, v. 10.
(English) One who was employed in tilling the soil; the brave man.
A husbandman. "Because there were so fewe fylmen, the erde lay untilled." Capgrave's Chron. sub A.D. 1849.
Tillman Demographics
Average Tillman Salary in
United States
$39,001 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tillman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tillman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tillman (Arabic: تيلمان, Russian: Тиллман) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tillman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tillman is the 13,712th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 179,033 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Tillman are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tillman is also the 155,830th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 2,290 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 38,328 people, or 1 in 9,457. In The United States Tillman is primarily found in: Florida, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Tillman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tillman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tillman last name rose 956 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 443 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tillman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Tillman surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Tillman last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tillman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 183.23% more than the national average, earning 980,213 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.82% more than the national average, earning R 460,596 per year; in United States they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning $39,001 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% more than the national average, earning $53,005 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tillman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tillman in the Russian language | ||
| Тиллман | tillman | - |
| Tillman in the Arabic language | ||
| تيلمان | tylman | - |
| تيلمن | tylmn | - |
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