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 3,910
Agricultural Labourer 247
Coal Miner 236
Dress Maker 205
Domestic Servant 171
Labourer 162
General Labourer 159
Cotton Weaver 139
General Servant 133
General Servant Domestic 91
Annuitant 89
Laundress 88
House Keeper 86
Worsted Weaver 82
Joiner 81
Farm Labourer 76
Carpenter 71
Stone Mason 65
Charwoman 62
Farm Servant Indoor 59
Shoe Maker 54
Farmers Son 53
Blacksmith 52
Butcher 49
Tailor 47

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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