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

Filler, 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 Filler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Filler in America

Filler is the 14881st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Filler surname appeared 1,988 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Filler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Filler 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 Filler

The surname FILLER is of German origin, deriving from the Middle High German word "vuller" or "fuller", meaning "one who fulls cloth". The name can be traced back to the medieval period in Germany, where it was likely an occupational name for a cloth fuller, someone who pounded and thickened woolen cloth as part of the textile trade.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name FILLER can be found in the Bürgermatrikel (citizen registry) of the city of Frankfurt am Main, dated 1387, which lists a certain Hans Filler as a resident. The name also appears in various other historical records from German-speaking regions, such as the Kirchenbücher (church records) of Saxony and Bavaria.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name FILLER began to spread beyond Germany, particularly to other parts of Europe and the Americas, as German immigrants and settlers carried the name with them. Notable individuals bearing the surname FILLER during this period include Johann Filler (1572-1629), a German theologian and author, and Hans Filler (1598-1673), a skilled clockmaker from Augsburg.

In the 18th century, the FILLER name gained prominence in various parts of Europe and the New World. One notable figure was Johann Caspar Filler (1703-1788), a German-born engraver and mapmaker who worked in London and is known for his intricate city maps and views. Another was Johann Georg Filler (1737-1806), a German-born painter and etcher who worked primarily in Italy.

As the 19th century dawned, the FILLER name continued to be found across Europe and the Americas. One significant figure was Friedrich August von Filler (1801-1885), a German poet, dramatist, and author who wrote under the pen name "Ernst Ritter". In the United States, Jacob Filler (1831-1904) was a prominent businessman and philanthropist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Throughout the 20th century, the FILLER surname continued to be found worldwide, with individuals such as Artur Filler (1887-1959), a Polish-born sculptor and artist known for his works in Warsaw, and Rudolf Filler (1910-1995), a renowned Austrian-born architect and urban planner who worked extensively in the United States and Mexico.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Filler

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

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 Filler 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 Filler 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 Filler was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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