Pillow Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pillow Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pillow family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 11
Blacksmith 3
House Servant 2
Copper Miner 2
Dress Maker 2
Clerk 2
Silk Weaver 2
Cotton Dyer 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Carpenter 1
General Labourer 1
Linen Draper 1
Paper Hanger 1
Paper Hanger Wife 1
School Master & Parish Relief 1
Seamans Daughter 1
Seamans Wife 1
Seamstress 1
Stone Quarryman 1
Merchant Of St Mosh 1
Blower 1
Coal Miner 1
School Master 1
School Master 's Wife 1
Solicitor General Clerk 1

Pillow Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pellow 83% 4,082
2 Pillow 100% 890
3 Pellowe 71% 770
4 Pellew 67% 466

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The surname Pillow is the 2nd most popular variant of Pellow.

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