Shiller Family Name and Heraldry

Search old registers for Shiller and you will soon meet Schiller too.

What does the surname Shiller mean?

Name scholars give the meaning as “squinter”. According to the 2010 US Census, the Shiller surname had 428 bearers.

Is Shiller the same name as Schiller?

Before spelling was fixed, Schiller was also written Shiller. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Schillers and Schiler.

Does every Shiller family have a crest?

Arms linked to Schiller and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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