How common is the surname Piller?

1,248 people in the United States had the surname Piller in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,392 Americans. It ranked 21,057th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Piller?

Michael Piller, American television producer and scriptwriter (1948–2005), followed by Mathias Piller.

Where is the surname Piller most common?

Wikidata records people named Piller in the United States and Hungary.

Is the surname Piller getting more or less common?

More common. 1,172 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,248 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname Piller

A surname, carried by 1,248 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Piller is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,248 people named Piller in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,392 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,172.

#21,057

rank among US surnames

1,248

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,923)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#21,048	Zartman	1,249	247,194
#21,057	Breyer	1,248	247,392

Who is named Piller

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

92% of people named Piller identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pillers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Piller
American television producer and scriptwriter (1948–2005)
Mathias Piller
Botanist (1733-1788)

Notable Pillers come mostly from the United States (1) and Hungary (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Piller

Pillar

Piller has the Soundex code P460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P460.

Questions

How common is the surname Piller?: 1,248 people in the United States had the surname Piller in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,392 Americans. It ranked 21,057th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Piller?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Piller identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Piller?: Michael Piller, American television producer and scriptwriter (1948–2005), followed by Mathias Piller.
Where is the surname Piller most common?: Wikidata records people named Piller in the United States and Hungary.
Is the surname Piller getting more or less common?: More common. 1,172 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,248 in 2010, up 6.5%.