Spillane

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Spealáin (“descendant of Spealán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of speal (“scythe”).

Proper noun

Spillane (plural Spillanes)

1. A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• Spillanean
• Spillanesque

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spillane is the 10528^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3047 individuals. Spillane is most common among White (95.8%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Spillane”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Spinella, slip lane, splenial