Pillai

See also: pillai

English

Alternative forms

• Pillay

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam പിള്ള (piḷḷa, “royal child; prince”).

Proper noun

Pillai (plural Pillais)

1. A surname from Malayalam.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pillai is the 15163^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1944 individuals. Pillai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.74%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pillai”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.