Explore the Family Name Spill

The meaning of Spill

1. English: from the Middle English personal name Spil(le) (Old English Spila, ancient Germanic Spilo, from the word for ‘play’, or from the Old Norse name Spillir, from spilla ‘to destroy’). 2. English: alternatively, perhaps a nickname from Middle English spile ‘play, sport, revelry’. 3. North German: variant of Spille.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Spill experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 122,534 and dropped to 154,907 in 2010, marking a negative change of 26.42%. The count of individuals carrying this surname also declined from 130 people in 2000 to 105 in 2010, translating to a 19.23% decrease. The proportion per 100,000 people bearing the Spill surname declined by 20%, from 0.05 in 2000 to 0.04 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#122,534	#154,907	-26.42%
Count	130	105	-19.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.04	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spill

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Spill. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of this surname being carried by individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, those belonging to two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, there was an increase in the Hispanic population using this surname from 0% in 2000 to 4.76 % in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of White individuals with the Spill surname decreased from 93.08% in 2000 to 89.52% in 2010, showing a change of -3.82%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.08%	89.52%	-3.82%
Hispanic	0%	4.76%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%