Spillane
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Spealáin (“descendant of Spealán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of speal (“scythe”).
Proper noun
[edit]Spillane (plural Spillanes)
- A surname from Irish.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Spillane is the 10528th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3047 individuals. Spillane is most common among White (95.8%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Spillane”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.