Pill Family History
Pill Name Meaning
English (Cornwall):: topographic name for someone who lived by a creek stream or broad shallow piece of water (Middle English pill(e) pell(e) and pull(e) from Old English pyll). possibly a descriptive nickname for a small rotund person from Middle English Old French pile ‘little ball pill’. possibly from a Middle English personal name Pill.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022