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Early Origins of the Rill family

The surname Rill was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. They were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Rill family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rill research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1792 is included under the topic Early Rill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rill Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Real, Reael, Reaele, Reals, Riel, Rielle, Rill, Rille, Rile, Rele, Relle, Rels, Rhels, Rhelle, Rhel, Riels, Rhels, van Riel, van Rielle, Réal, Reau, Rheaume, Reaumur and many more.

Early Notables of the Rill family

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United States Rill migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rill Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jacob Rill, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
Rill Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Kaspar Rill, who landed in America in 1855 1
  • Phil Rill, who arrived in America in 1855 1
  • Heinr, II Rill, who landed in America in 1855 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Rill (post 1700) +

  • William Rill, American politician, Mayor of St. Joseph, Michigan, 1967 2
  • Willard A. Rill, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916 2


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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