Explore the Family Name Pillman

The meaning of Pillman

1. English (Devon): from Middle English pil(e) ‘pole, stake, pile’ + man, perhaps for someone who lived or worked near a place thus identified. 2. English (Devon): variant of Pullman. 3. Americanized form of German Pillmann: from the personal name Pille 1 with the addition of -mann ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: German Franz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pillman's popularity has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 72,237th to 72,568th, a change of -0.46%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname increased by 6.77%, rising from 251 individuals in 2000 to 268 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.09 during this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,237	#72,568	-0.46%
Count	251	268	6.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pillman

When examining the ethnic identity of those carrying the surname Pillman, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identify as White, although there was a small decrease from 88.45% in 2000 to 86.19% in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic in either year, and the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased by 14.12% over the decade to make up 8.21% of all Pillmans in 2010. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of people identifying with two or more races, making up 2.24% of the Pillman population in 2010. No individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.45%	86.19%	-2.56%
Black	9.56%	8.21%	-14.12%
Two or More Races	0%	2.24%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%