| ![Show Contents]() Prill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany The German surname Prill is derived from "Brill," the name of a town located in East Friesland. It was a common practice of the time to refer to a new resident of a city by the name of his hometown; thus, it is likely that the progenitor of the name Prill was a native of the town of Brill who had settled in another region. Early Origins of the Prill familyThe surname Prill was first found in East Friesland, where it emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. The earliest known bearer of the name was Joh. Priel, who was recorded as living in Ehingen in 1514. Early History of the Prill familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Prill research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1721, 1759, 1778, 1842, 1846, 1853, 1855 and 1935 are included under the topic Early Prill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Prill Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Brill, Brille, Brile, Bril, Bryll, Brylle, Bryle, Prill, Prille and many more. Early Notables of the Prill familyNotables of the time included - Benedikt Prill (1721-1759), an Augustine priest, Asriel Brill (1778-1853), a rabbi and author, Alexander von Brill (1842-1935), a mathematician born Darmstadt famous for his work on theory of algebrai...
Prill RankingIn the United States, the name Prill is the 11,975th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Prill migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Prill Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Martin Prill, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1727 aboard the ship "William and Sarah" 2
Prill Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Fritz Prill, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1850 2
- Fritz Prill, who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1850
- Carl Prill, who sailed from Hamburg to New York in 1869
| Contemporary Notables of the name Prill (post 1700) | + |
- Sondra Prill (b. 1970), American former singer
- Johnny Prill, American singer-songwriter, accordionist, best known as the author of “A Song for Grandma and Grandpa”
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Prill migration to the United States 
