Find out how popular the last name Exil is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Exil.

Exil, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Exil surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Exil in America

Exil is the 91981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Exil surname appeared 200 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Exil.

We can also compare 2010 data for Exil to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Exil

The surname EXIL is believed to have originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French word "exil," which means "exile" or "banishment." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who was exiled or banished from their place of origin.

The earliest recorded instances of the EXIL surname can be found in various historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries in the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northern France. Some of the earliest recorded bearers of the name include Jean Exil (born c. 1280 in Rouen, Normandy) and Guillaume Exil (born c. 1310 in Rennes, Brittany).

In the 15th century, the EXIL surname began to appear in records from other parts of France, such as the regions of Île-de-France and Burgundy. One notable bearer of the name during this period was Pierre Exil (c. 1435-1504), a merchant and landowner from the town of Auxerre in Burgundy.

As the years passed, the EXIL surname spread to other parts of Europe, particularly in the Low Countries (present-day Belgium and the Netherlands). In the 16th century, there are records of an Adriaen Exil (born c. 1520 in Antwerp, Belgium) who was a skilled weaver and cloth merchant.

One of the most famous individuals with the EXIL surname was the French philosopher and writer, Jacques Exil (1627-1695). He was born in Paris and is best known for his works on metaphysics and ethics, which influenced many Enlightenment thinkers.

Other notable bearers of the EXIL surname include Marie Exil (1745-1813), a French revolutionary who played a significant role in the events leading up to the French Revolution, and Charles Exil (1802-1879), a renowned French painter and portraitist who was known for his depictions of aristocratic and upper-class subjects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Exil

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Exil.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Exil was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Exil has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Exil was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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