Tillotson Surname

66,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Tillotson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matilda,' from the nick. Till, and diminutive Till-ot. This was and is a familiar Yorkshire surname. The archbishop sprang from a Yorkshire family.

Cecilia Tillote, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Tillotson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6861:63,7467,463
England1,2861:43,3275,509
Canada3001:122,81912,877
Australia1721:156,95216,457
Wales361:85,9597,098
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Scotland131:411,83217,291
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1471:21,2513,006
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2781:39,2954,640

Tillotson (19) may also be a first name.

Tillotson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matilda,' from the nick. Till, and diminutive Till-ot. This was and is a familiar Yorkshire surname. The archbishop sprang from a Yorkshire family.

Cecilia Tillote, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Tyllot Thompson, Yorkshire: Fabric Rolls of York Minster: Wills and Inventories (Surtees Society).

Magota Tillosson (sic), 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Tillot Punte, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Tillot Hobwyfe, 1379: ibid.

Tillot Clynch, 1379: ibid.

Tillot de Carr, 1379: ibid.

Tillot de Northwod, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Tillotson, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Tillotson, 1379: ibid.

1777. Married — Thomas Rice and Sarah Tillott: St. George, Hanover Square.

1806. — George Richardson and Caroline Catherine Tillotson: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Tillot’s Son. Johannes Tillotson.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of little Till, a pet form of names so beginning, as Tilli, Tilbeorht and Tilfrid, as well as of Mathilda.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury, was a scion of the Tiilotsons, or Tilstons, of Tilston, Cheshire, which estate was the possession of the family of St. Pierre, from St. Pierre near Arranches. (See De Gerville, Anc. Chateaux.). Tilston was held as a fief from St. Pierre by the Tilston family, who from that circumstance, and from bearing the arms of St. Pierre (a bend), with the differences of a younger branch, appear to have been St. Pierres.

The Norman People (1874)

Tillotson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tillotson is found most in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tillotson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tillotson is the 66,096th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 965,494 people. The surname Tillotson is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Tillotson live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tillotson is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent forename in the world, held by 19 people.

The last name Tillotson is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,686 people, or 1 in 63,746. In The United States Tillotson is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Tillotson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tillotson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tillotson surname rose 445 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tillotson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tillotson last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tillotson last name are 19.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Tillotson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $44,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.54% less than the national average, earning $45,939 CAD per year.

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