How common is the surname Lillie?

4,289 people in the United States had the surname Lillie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,985 Americans. It ranked 7,739th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lillie?

Frank Rattray Lillie, American zoologist (1870–1947).

Where is the surname Lillie most common?

Wikidata records people named Lillie in the United States.

Is the surname Lillie getting more or less common?

More common. 4,224 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,289 in 2010, up 1.5%.

Is Lillie also a first name?

Yes. Lillie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Lillie

A surname, carried by 4,289 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lillie is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,289 people named Lillie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,985 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,224.

#7,739

rank among US surnames

4,289

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,276)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,732	Forsberg	4,294	71,902
#7,734	Beaudry	4,293	71,918
#7,737	Litchfield	4,290	71,969
#7,739	Atwater	4,289	71,985
#7,743	Bradfield	4,288	72,002
#7,744	Depriest	4,287	72,019

Who is named Lillie

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Lillie identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.9%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lillies

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Rattray Lillie
American zoologist (1870–1947)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lillie

Lillie has the Soundex code L400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L400.

Questions

How common is the surname Lillie?: 4,289 people in the United States had the surname Lillie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,985 Americans. It ranked 7,739th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lillie?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Lillie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lillie?: Frank Rattray Lillie, American zoologist (1870–1947).
Where is the surname Lillie most common?: Wikidata records people named Lillie in the United States.
Is the surname Lillie getting more or less common?: More common. 4,224 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,289 in 2010, up 1.5%.
Is Lillie also a first name?: Yes. Lillie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.