Fill

See also: fill and fíll

English

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Philip.

Proper noun

Fill (plural Fills)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fill is the 39887^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 550 individuals. Fill is most common among White (88.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fill”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 574.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology 1

Compare German Fülle, English fill.

Noun

Fill f

1. abundance
2. fill

Etymology 2

Compare German Füllen, Dutch veulen, English foal.

Noun

Fill n (plural Filler)

1. colt