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
Living On Own Means 263
General Labourer 236
Cotton Weaver 200
Farmer 183
General Servant Domestic 173
Dress Maker 165
Scholar 138
Coal Miner Hewer 106
Domestic Servant 90
Cook Domestic 86
Housemaid Domestic 75
School 66
Carpenter 65
Laundress Wash 61
Charwoman 56
Butcher 52
Agricultural Labourer 52
Woollen Weaver 50
House Maid Domestic 48
Dressmaker 47
Tailoress 45
House Painter 44
Dock Labourer 42
House Keeper Domestic 42
House Keeper 40

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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