Billy Family Name and Heraldry

Billy is a Scottish surname. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “one who came from Billie or Bellie (village, farm), in Scotland”. That makes it a habitational name, first given to someone from that place. The name also appears as Billie.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Billy surname had 3,621 bearers. Between 1891 and 2000, 5,182 babies born in France were registered as Billy, with the most births in 1951–1960.

If a Billy family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows. For the full story, order the Billy surname pack.