Explore the Family Name Chill

The meaning of Chill

English (Staffordshire and Derbyshire): variant of Child or Chell.

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How common is the last name Chill in the United States?

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Chill has grown in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 42,529th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had climbed up to the 36,286th spot, indicating a positive change of nearly 15 percent. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also rose from 480 in 2000 to 617 in 2010, showing an increase of approximately 29 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also increased by 16.67 percent during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,529	#36,286	14.68%
Count	480	617	28.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.21	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chill

The ethnic identity associated with the Chill surname also saw shifts between 2000 and 2010, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of people with this surname identified as White in both years, although there was a slight decrease from 89.38 percent in 2000 to 87.36 percent in 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, jumping from 2.50 percent in 2000 to 4.86 percent in 2010, marking a growth of over 94 percent. People identifying as Black or of Two or more races made up a smaller portion of the Chill surname holders, with changes of -2.70 percent and 20.52 percent respectively. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.38%	87.36%	-2.26%
Hispanic	2.5%	4.86%	94.4%
Black	3.33%	3.24%	-2.7%
Two or More Races	2.29%	2.76%	20.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%