Billing Family History

Billing Surname Meaning

English: either a patronymic from the Middle English personal name Billing derived from Old English bil ‘sword’ or a habitational name from Great and Little Billing in Northamptonshire meaning ‘(settlement of) the followers (Old English -ingas) of a man called Bill(a) or Bȳdel.’

German: from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with a cognate of Old Saxon bīl ‘sword’.

Danish and Norwegian: from an Old Danish personal name of uncertain origin.

Swedish: habitational name from a shortened form of the placenames such as Billinge and Billingsfors.

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

Similar surnames: Bolling, Gilling, Pilling, Helling, Willing, Balling, Halling, Welling, Wilding, Alling

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5K	Military Records
4K	Immigration Records
46K	Census and Voter Lists
118K	Member Trees

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Where is the Billing family from?

You can see how Billing families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Billing family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Billing families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 73 Billing families living in Ontario. This was about 43% of all the recorded Billing's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Billing families in 1911.

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What did your Billing ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Billing. 27% of Billing men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Billing women worked as a Stenographer.

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Farmer

27%

Laborer

22%

Labourer

14%

Carpenter

11%

Stenographer

100%

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Census Record

There are 46K census records available for the last name Billing. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Billing census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 4K immigration records available for the last name Billing. 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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Military Records

There are 5K military records available for the last name Billing. For the veterans among your Billing ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Billing lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Billing life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Billing in 1956 was 57, and 75 in 2004.

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Billing Surname Meaning

German: from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with a cognate of Old Saxon bīl ‘sword’.

Danish and Norwegian: from an Old Danish personal name of uncertain origin.

Swedish: habitational name from a shortened form of the placenames such as Billinge and Billingsfors.

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

Where is the Billing family from?

What did your Billing ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Billing. 27% of Billing men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Billing women worked as a Stenographer.

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

27%

Laborer

22%

Labourer

14%

Carpenter

11%

Stenographer

100%

What Billing family records will you find?

What is the average Billing lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Billing life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Billing in 1956 was 57, and 75 in 2004.

Billing Family History

Billing Surname Meaning

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Billing Surname Meaning

250,000 record(s) for Billing

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Where is the Billing family from?

What did your Billing ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Billing family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Billing lifespan?

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