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Tilly Name Meaning

German: from a shortened form of Tilling which itself is a patronymic from Till . English and Irish: variant of Tilley . Irish: variant of Tully . French: habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Tilly. Examples in Eure and Calvados are so called (Tilliacum in medieval records) from the Gallo-Roman personal name Tillius (probably from Latin tilia ‘lime tree’) + the locative suffix -acum.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Billy, Sully, Lilly, Tilley, Gill, Dilly, Tully, Tally, Till, Iley

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Where is the Tilly family from?

You can see how Tilly families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tilly family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tilly families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 24 Tilly families living in Ontario. This was about 48% of all the recorded Tilly's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Tilly families in 1911.
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What did your Tilly ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Tilly. 72% of Tilly men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Tilly women worked as a Stenographer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    72%
  • Labourer
    29%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Stenographer
    100%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Tilly. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Tilly. For the veterans among your Tilly ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tilly lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Tilly life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Tilly in 1944 was 29, and 82 in 2004.

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