Piller Family History

Piller Surname Meaning

English: variant of Pillar. German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Bilihar composed of the elements bil ‘sword’ + hari ‘army’. German: southern variant of Biller 1. Alternatively, a habitational name for someone from a place called Pill in Austria.

French: diminutive of Pile 2 ‘mortar trough’ or its variant Pille. French: topographic name from Old French piler ‘pillar column’ (from Latin pila); compare Pile.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Pille Yiddish pil ‘pill tablet’ + the suffix -er. In Austrian Galicia it could also be a surname randomly assigned by Austrian clerks.

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

Similar surnames: Pille, Giller, Miller, Poller, Tiller, Spiller, Pillen, Hiller, Biller, Paller

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Where is the Piller family from?

You can see how Piller families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Piller family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Piller families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 19 Piller families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 61% of all the recorded Piller's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Piller families in 1911.

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What did your Piller ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Piller.

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There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Piller. 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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What is the average Piller lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Piller life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Piller in 1944 was 42, and 81 in 2004.

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Piller Surname Meaning

French: diminutive of Pile 2 ‘mortar trough’ or its variant Pille. French: topographic name from Old French piler ‘pillar column’ (from Latin pila); compare Pile.

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

Where is the Piller family from?

What did your Piller ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Piller.

Data not to scale

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

Farmer

100%

What Piller family records will you find?

What is the average Piller lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Piller life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Piller in 1944 was 42, and 81 in 2004.

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