Brill

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Brill

* As an English surname, from Brill in Buckinghamshire, said to be from Proto-Brythonic *breɣ (“hill”) + Old English hyll (“hill”). * As a Dutch and north German surname, from Middle Low German brul (“low wetland”). Compare the variant Bruehl. * Also as a German surname, from the noun Brille (“eyeglasses”). * As a Jewish surname, from a Hebrew acronym of בן רבי (ben rabi, “son of rabbi”) followed by a Yiddish personal name, such as "Ben Rabbi Yehuda Levi".

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Brillu Derived from Brill
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Brillou Derived from Brill

Popularity by Country

Brill

Rank #3598

Frequency 9,069 people (3.36 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 95.19% Hispanic 1.91% Black 0.68% Asian/PI 0.73% Native Am. 0.53% Two+ 0.96%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Brill

Rank #6505

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Brill

Rank #39174

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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