Till is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Till
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

Descendant of Tilla, Tilli or Tila meaning "good, brave"; dweller near the Till, i.e., stream, a river in Lincolnshire.

Till is a form of Thill. By crasis from "At the Hill."

See William - It is the parent of a greater number of surnames than any other baptismal appellation. The following are the chief derivatives:- Fitz-William, Mac-William, Ap-William, Williams, Williamson, Wills, Willes, Wilks, Wilkes, Wilkin, Wilkins, Wilkie, Wilkinson, Wickens, Wickeson, Wickerson, Willson and Wilson, Willcock and Wilcocke, Willcocks, Woolcock, Wilcox, Wilcockson, Wilcoxon , Willet, Willott, Willatts, Wilmot, Willmott, Willomat, Willy and Willey, Willé, Willis. Also Bill, Bilson, and Bill An old provincial nickname of William is Till,—whence Tilson, Tillott, Tillotson, Tilly, and Tillie. Guilliam, Gilliam, Guillim, Gillett, Gillott, and Gilliat are also from this fecund source, as well as numerous continental surnames, which, though found in our directories, can hardly as yet be reckoned as naturalized amongst us. This Christian name has produced many offshoots in France. M. de Gerville remarks: "Of Guilleaume, or Villeaume, we have formed Guillot, Guillotte, Guillard, Villot, Villard, Guillemin, Villemain, Guillemette, Guilmard, Guilmot, Guilmoto, and Guillemino."

Sometimes perhaps a contraction of At-Hill.

How popular is Till?

Till is common in United States, Germany, England, Hungary, Australia, Austria, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Czechia, New Zealand, Poland, France.

Till is ranked 30058 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Till bearers increased by 3.14 per cent in 2010 US census to 4299 since 2000, the surname slipped by 353 spots and ranked at 7721. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.77 92.35
Black 3.49 3.89
Hispanic or Latino 2.42 1.39
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.72 0.7
Others 1.3 1.22
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.46
Till is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Hungary is ahead in terms of density. Around 17799 people have been found who wears Till as their family name. Till is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Till:
7,600 United States5,574
2,903 Germany3,680
2,273 England3,586
Countries with hundreds of Till:
1,185 Hungary959
4,946 Australia711
2,343 Austria541
8,302 Canada504
16,831 Brazil482
21,324 South Africa273
7,118 Czechia248
3,621 New Zealand219
30,603 Poland159
81,454 France107
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,696 Scotland95
4,600 Wales63
46,871 Argentina63
145,724 Russia57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,744 Venezuela44
8,547 Uruguay41
16,652 Sweden41
6,408 Estonia38
30,351 Papua New Guinea37
346,896 India29
24,844 Switzerland26
21,748 Croatia25
21,660 Finland19
68,885 Netherlands15
363,835 Thailand14
73,966 Belgium12
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
134,908 Malaysia8
8,933 China8
173,045 Iran8
2,387 Isle of Man7
555,748 Indonesia6
55,922 Qatar6
121,657 Italy6
55,549 Norway6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mechanic Caleb Till from Great Britain aboard the Aberdeen from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 45 years old when he arrived in USA on September 7, 1849. Henry Till, Margt. Till, aged 31, Mich. Till, aged 48, are others that migrated to US from Liverpool, Belfast and Waterford.

From Germany

Marga. Till worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 25 years old embarked for USA from Antwerp on Von Brel and arrived on April 11, 1852. Maria Till (16) Servant, Servant Maria Till, 26 years old Johann Till, George Till, aged 30, Clemens Till, Clemens Till, aged 29, Michael Till (22) Farmer, Anna Till (22), and 40 other Till around 48.28% of whom were farmer while others worked as servant and laborer, merchant migrated to US from Havre, Bremen, London and Antwerp.

Till Namesakes

  • James Till, University of Toronto biophysicist
  • Stewart Till, chairman and chief executive of United International Pictures
  • Geoffrey Till, British naval historian and emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies
  • Emmett Till, young African-American
  • Farrell Till, prominent debater against Christianity and biblical inerrancy
  • John Till, Canadian musician
  • Peter Till, football biography
  • Brian Till, racecar driver
  • Louis Till, American soldier
  • Mamie Till, mother of Emmett Till,
  • Steve Von Till, American musician

Till Namesakes

  • James Till, University of Toronto biophysicist
  • Stewart Till, chairman and chief executive of United International Pictures
  • Geoffrey Till, British naval historian and emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies
  • Emmett Till, young African-American
  • Farrell Till, prominent debater against Christianity and biblical inerrancy
  • John Till, Canadian musician
  • Peter Till, football biography
  • Brian Till, racecar driver
  • Louis Till, American soldier
  • Mamie Till, mother of Emmett Till,
  • Steve Von Till, American musician

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