Given name & surname

Schiller

Schiller is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, and Czech.

Original GermanSchille

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Schiller comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Schiller’s family of names

In German usage, Schiller as a surname has a related form in SCHIELER. In German usage, Schiller as a surname has a related form in SCHILCHER. In German usage, Schiller as a surname has a related form in SCHILDER.

Walk Schiller’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Schiller has relatives in 17 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.

GermanUkrainianMandarinKorean

Germanwhere Schiller comes from · 5 names

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