Last name: SILL

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SILL : This last name is indexed 29,193 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

SILL : 1: English: from the Middle English personal name Sil a pet form of Silvester Silvein (see Selwyn) or perhaps Cecily (see Sisley). Compare Silcox Sillett.2: English: habitational name from one or more places called with Old English syle sylu ‘bog mire’.3: North German: topographic name from Low German süll sill ‘sill threshold ramp’.4: German: metonymic occupational name from Middle High German sil(e) ‘rope of the harness (for horses etc.)’ for a maker or user of such equipment.

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