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Origin Of The Surname Bill
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Meaning Of The Surname Bill
Sword Bearer
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Interesting
Facts About
Bill
Bill is thought to have two possible origins, one occupational and one patronymic. Firstly, the surname could come from the Old English word bil meaning a sword. In this case it could have been given as an occupational surname to maker of swords or a person who carried a sword because of their profession, for example a soldier. Secondly it could be a patronymic form of the name William, as Bill is a popular pet form of this name. Patronymic surname were given to the descendants of a man to pass on his first name. |
Bill Statistics
Bill is the number 1702 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,255 share the surname Bill in the UK.
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