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.
Discover how your Gill ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 85 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 154 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 233 |
| Cornwall | 636 |
| Cumberland | 387 |
| Derbyshire | 237 |
| Devon | 1,046 |
| Dorset | 262 |
| Durham | 469 |
| Essex | 78 |
| Gloucestershire | 177 |
| Hampshire | 96 |
| Herefordshire | 16 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 47 |
| Isle of Man | 264 |
| Kent | 117 |
| Lancashire | 1,782 |
| Leicestershire | 138 |
| Lincolnshire | 117 |
| London | 1,273 |
| Middlesex | 52 |
| Northumberland | 139 |
| Norfolk | 191 |
| Northamptonshire | 35 |
| Nottinghamshire | 320 |
| Oxfordshire | 16 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 47 |
| Shropshire | 130 |
| Suffolk | 134 |
| Somerset | 358 |
| Surrey | 173 |
| Sussex | 95 |
| Staffordshire | 418 |
| Warwickshire | 246 |
| Westmorland | 71 |
| Wiltshire | 26 |
| Worcestershire | 193 |
| Yorkshire | 4,843 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 19 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 37 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 10 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,554 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 411 |
| House Servant | 203 |
| Labourer | 171 |
| Dress Maker | 166 |
| Coal Miner | 132 |
| House Keeper | 125 |
| Servant | 121 |
| Carter | 83 |
| General Servant | 75 |
| Shoe Maker | 75 |
| Laundress | 73 |
| Cotton Weaver | 71 |
| Carpenter | 64 |
| Blacksmith | 50 |
| Tailor | 49 |
| Stone Mason | 49 |
| Gardener | 48 |
| Farmer | 47 |
| House Maid | 45 |
| Worsted Spinner | 44 |
| Joiner | 42 |
| Domestic Servant | 42 |
| Farm Labourer | 41 |
| Nurse | 40 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Gill | 10,641 |
| John Gill | 9,865 |
| William Gill | 9,643 |
| Elizabeth Gill | 6,423 |
| Thomas Gill | 5,574 |
| Sarah Gill | 5,041 |
| George Gill | 4,994 |
| James Gill | 4,266 |
| Ann Gill | 3,613 |
| Jane Gill | 3,239 |
| Joseph Gill | 3,205 |
| Henry Gill | 2,764 |
| Charles Gill | 2,225 |
| Annie Gill | 2,152 |
| Robert Gill | 2,040 |
| Hannah Gill | 2,037 |
| Margaret Gill | 2,009 |
| Ellen Gill | 1,992 |
| Alice Gill | 1,865 |
| Emma Gill | 1,742 |
| Eliza Gill | 1,731 |
| Richard Gill | 1,616 |
| Arthur Gill | 1,395 |
| Martha Gill | 1,376 |
| Edward Gill | 1,363 |
| 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 |
The surname Gill is the most popular version of all its varients