An English and German surname, Tillman comes from the Old English term of ‘tilman’ which meant a farmer. The spelling variations for Tillman include Tilman, Tilghman, Tileman, Tilmanstone. The German spelling for Tillman is Tillmann. In England the Tillman family name is mostly along the southern coast regions, especially in Kent, Surrey, the city of London, Sussex and Hampshire. In Scotland the main location for those with the Tillman name is Inverness-shire. Within the United States the Tillman family name originated in New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Mississippi. Famous: Henry Tillman (professional boxer), Charles Tillman (professional football player), Travares Tillman (professional football player), Patrick Daniel ‘Pat’ Tillman (former professional football player and US Army soldier in Afghanistan), Kevin Tillman (professional baseball player), Charles Davis Tillman (gospel music singer) and Barrett Tillman (historian and author).