The Tillman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 30,825 people carried this name — #1,139 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 9,570 people counted. That is up 7% from 28,878 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Tillman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the tileman’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Geoffrey Tileman, Huntingdonshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 752 · public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

876 people named Tillman are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 754
Finland (2026) 122

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Tillman in American newspapers,
1874–1909.

Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Tillman
The Daily Missoulian 1909-07-05
Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Tillman
New Orleans Republican 1874-03-14
Newspaper page from The River Press carrying the name Tillman
The River Press 1906-03-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 220,674 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Tillman in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

1,594 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tillman. The most, 356, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 785
Queensland 369
Victoria 182
Western Australia 140
South Australia 57
Tasmania 37
ACT (Canberra) 20

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tillman.

Who carried it

People named Tillman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lewis Tillman
    Lewis Tillman 1816–1886 · politician
  • George D. Tillman
    George D. Tillman 1826–1902 · lawyer
  • George D. Tillman
    George D. Tillman 1826–1901 · lawyer
  • William Tillman
    William Tillman 1834–
  • James D. Tillman
    James D. Tillman 1841–1916 · lawyer
  • Samuel Dyer Tillman 1815–1875 · chemist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tillman,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,793 records

1,793 records of the Tillman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 908
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 421
  • Other U.S. records 464
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles W. Tillman

    Born 1925; from Richland County, South Carolina. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Eagar City Cemetery, Arizona.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frank Tillman

    Born 1903 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles, California; porter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jean Tillman

    Arrived at New York in 1890 aboard the Westernland from Antwerp, aged 37; mason. From Baltimore, Germany; bound for Philadelphia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,793 records for Tillman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands48 records

48 records of the Tillman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 28
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 19
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hermina Tillman

    Born 1838 in Lutte (Losser). Married in 1872 in Losser.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frans Willem Tillman

    Died 1814 in Brielle, aged 52; joiner.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Voorne-Putten (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Pauline Tillman

    In the population register of Böwen, Germany; nun, born 1883 in Böwen, Germany.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Midden-Holland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 48 records for Tillman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada28 records

28 records of the Tillman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 23
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Tillman

    Buried in 1957 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 71.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Louisa Tillman

    Died 1911 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christof Tillman

    Married 1786 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 28 records for Tillman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia21 records

21 records of the Tillman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • Other Australian records 4
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Graham Douglas Tillman

    Able seaman of Westenport, Victoria; died 1968.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Allen Tillman

    Left Hobart in 1826 aboard the Doncaster, bound for England, as cook.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Tillman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 as an assisted immigrant aboard the London.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Tillman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Finland6 records

6 records of the Tillman name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1939–1945
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Arvid Vilhelm Tillman

    Born 1903 in Pernaja; seaman. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Kotka.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Armas Henrik Tillman

    Born 1923 in Haukipudas; sawmill worker. Died in 1944 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Haukipudas.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Holger Mikael Tillman

    Born 1916; seaman. Died in 1943 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Pernaja.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Tillman in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

New Zealand4 records

4 records of the Tillman name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Tillman

    Died 1909, aged 60; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Eugenie Tillman

    Died 1922, aged 64; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Tillman in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Tillman name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Tillman

    Corporal, Lancers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Tillman

    Tank Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Tillman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Michel Tillman

    Born 1939 in Germany; died 1992 in Fréjus (Var).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ruth Clara Tullia Tillman

    Born 1911 in Sweden; died 1999 in Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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