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

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gill Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gill family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,349
Coal Miner 292
General Labourer 241
Cotton Weaver 210
Agricultural Labourer 192
Dress Maker 167
Living On Own Means 151
Labourer 148
Domestic Servant 148
Farmer 144
Living On Her Own Means 114
General Servant Domestic 112
General Servant 103
Farm Labourer 94
Laundress 91
Farm Servant 82
House Keeper 81
Joiner 76
Carpenter 68
Shoe Maker 66
Blacksmith 65
Gardener 64
Clerk 60
Grocer 58
Worsted Weaver 53

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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