Gill Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Gill Name Meaning: A name for someone who lived near a woody glen or a ravine.

From the Norse \"gill\", meaning \"ravine\", the name means someone who lived near a ravine or a woody glen.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gill Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gill family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,737
Agricultural Labourer 331
House Servant 279
At Home 210
Labourer 205
Farm Labourer 178
Dress Maker 148
Servant 130
Coal Miner 95
House Keeper 82
Wool Comber 77
Annuitant 73
General Servant 66
Pauper 65
Laundress 61
Farm Servant 58
Shoe Maker 56
Carpenter 55
Farmers Son 48
Stone Mason 47
Tailor 44
Blacksmith 42
Butcher 41
Power Loom Weaver 39
Wife 36

Gill Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gill 100% 150,760
2 Gell 75% 8,573
3 Gall 75% 7,483
4 Gull 75% 2,991
5 Guille 67% 1,266
6 Gallie 50% 1,209
7 Guill 80% 869
8 Geall 60% 859
9 Gillie 67% 687
10 Goll 75% 507
11 Goullee 43% 206
12 Galilee 43% 203
13 Gille 80% 193
14 Augell 50% 166
15 Galle 60% 164
16 Galli 60% 127
17 Gil 75% 100

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The surname Gill is the most popular version of all its varients

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