Explore the Family Name Lillis

The meaning of Lillis

1. Irish and English: metronymic from Lilly. 2. Greek: from the male or female personal name Lili, a pet form of Vangelis (see Vangel) or of the related female name Evangelia, or of any of various other male personal names ending in -lis, e.g. Anatolis, Vassilis, Gavrilis. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Ethna, Michael Patrick.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lillis has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 13,513 to 13,707, a change of -1.44%. However, the count of individuals with this last name has risen from 2,062 in 2000 to 2,208 in 2010, an increase of 7.08%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.76 to 0.75 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,513	#13,707	-1.44%
Count	2,062	2,208	7.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.75	-1.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lillis

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lillis, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that from 2000 to 2010, there was a significant increase of 148.28% within the Asian/Pacific Islander group and a 29.63% increase in the Hispanic group. The category of individuals identifying as two or more races also saw a rise of 19.61%. The percentage of those who identify as White decreased slightly by 1.18%, remaining the dominant ethnicity at 94.84% in 2010. Both the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories reduced to zero, indicating some potential suppression of data for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.97%	94.84%	-1.18%
Hispanic	1.89%	2.45%	29.63%
Two or More Races	1.02%	1.22%	19.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.29%	0.72%	148.28%
Black	0.53%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.29%	0%	0%