Bills History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bills family

The surname Bills was first found in Austria, where the name could be considered to have made an early contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of early development of Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Bills family

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Bills Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bils, Bills, Bilse, Bilsse, Bilss, Billss, Billse and many more.

Early Notables of the Bills family

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Bills Ranking

In the United States, the name Bills is the 3,032^nd most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1

Bills migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bills Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Robert Bills, aged 32, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Pied Cow" 2

Bills Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Seraphin Bills, aged 29, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1836 2
John Bills, aged 19, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1842 2
Mrs. J L Bills, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Bills migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Bills Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

W Bills, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840 aboard the ship Duke of Roxburgh 3
Frederick Bills, aged 27, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifton" in 1842
Mary Ann Bills, aged 24, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifton" in 1842
James Richard Bills, aged 6 months, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifton" in 1842
Mr. W. Bills, Australian settler travelling from Sydney, Australia aboard the ship "Bright Planet" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 11th June 1842 4
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bills (post 1700) +

Randall N. Bills, American game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games
Kurt P. Bills (b. 1970), American teacher and politician, Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2011-2013)
Michael A. Bills (b. 1958), American lieutenant general in the United States Army, Commanding General of the Eighth United States Army
Nicholas David Bills (b. 1992), Australian cricketer from Wahroonga, New South Wales

Citations +

"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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 5th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html