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 2,949
Agricultural Labourer 331
Labourer 284
Domestic Servant 168
General Servant 159
Dress Maker 151
Coal Miner 140
Cotton Weaver 125
House Keeper 119
Servant 97
Laundress 93
Worsted Weaver 91
Annuitant 87
Farm Servant 83
Shoe Maker 80
Carpenter 66
Tailor 65
Joiner 61
Blacksmith 60
Farm Labourer 59
Stone Mason 57
Miner 53
Woollen Weaver 52
Farmer 50
Worsted Spinner 50

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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