Spillar Family History
Spillar Name Meaning
English (Dorset): variant of Spiller . Czech (Špillar): occupational name for a player a musician from Middle High German spilære (see Spieler ). The surname Špillar is very rare in Czechia; in North America Spillar may thus (also) be an altered form of the more common Czech variant Špilar and of its Slovak cognate Špilár (compare 3 below). Americanized form of Slovenian Špilar: less common variant of Špiler (see Spiller ) a cognate of Czech and Slovak names in 2 above of ultimate German origin (see Spieler ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022