Tillyer Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Tillyer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tiller,' a tiller of the soil. With Tillyer, compare Sawyer for Sawer, or lawyer for lower.

1769. Married — John Tillier and Ann Pickernell: St. George, Hanover Square.

1780.

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Tillyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4191:132,97913,106
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Australia371:729,61448,196
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Wales241:128,9399,528
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2181:111,81410,928
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Tillyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tiller,' a tiller of the soil. With Tillyer, compare Sawyer for Sawer, or lawyer for lower.

1769. Married — John Tillier and Ann Pickernell: St. George, Hanover Square.

1780. — Thomas Roberts and Eleanor Tiller: ibid.

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

= Tllller, Tiller 1, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tillyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tillyer is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tillyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 523,160th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Tillyer live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 132,979. In England Tillyer is most frequent in: Greater London, where 22 percent are found, Hampshire, where 10 percent are found and Essex, where 9 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Tillyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tillyer has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tillyer surname expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 255 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tillyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tillyer last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tillyer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $48,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.28% less than the national average, earning $45,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tillye925/
Tillier862,707/
Tillger86102/
Tellyer8633/
Tyllyer8613/
Tillyea860/
Tlyer836/
Thillier80389/
Tuillier80323/
Tilleard80183/
Tilliere80107/
Tiollier8091/
Tilleyre802/
Tillierd800/
Htillier800/
Tillie771,436/
Tillge7730/
Tlayer771/
Thiollier75792/
Thiellier7548/
Thellyere7518/
Thuilleur754/
Thilliyar753/
Tellier7118,015/
Tilliet71284/
Tilliez7188/
Telleir7146/
Tillies7129/
Tilliey713/
Tilliee711/
Thuilliier711/
Thillie711/
Tilleay710/
Tellyes710/
Tellear710/
Tillair710/
Thellier671,521/
Thilliez67564/
Tillaire6746/
Tillière6732/
Thillies6715/
Thuillie6710/
Telliere675/
Tilliets675/
Thilliet671/
Tlier671/
Tehllier671/
Teullier671/
Tleer671/
Tilliett671/
Tillyitz671/
Tllie670/
Tuellier670/

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Tillyer Reference & Research

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