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 | 63 |
| Buckinghamshire | 70 |
| Berkshire | 102 |
| Cambridgeshire | 109 |
| Channel Islands | 24 |
| Cheshire | 520 |
| Cornwall | 663 |
| Cumberland | 390 |
| Derbyshire | 417 |
| Devon | 1,086 |
| Dorset | 267 |
| Durham | 1,388 |
| Essex | 684 |
| Gloucestershire | 312 |
| Hampshire | 365 |
| Herefordshire | 21 |
| Hertfordshire | 82 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 36 |
| Isle of Man | 202 |
| Kent | 346 |
| Lancashire | 3,683 |
| Leicestershire | 162 |
| Lincolnshire | 215 |
| London | 2,050 |
| Middlesex | 629 |
| Northumberland | 371 |
| Norfolk | 179 |
| Northamptonshire | 71 |
| Nottinghamshire | 676 |
| Oxfordshire | 21 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 36 |
| Shropshire | 123 |
| Suffolk | 162 |
| Somerset | 453 |
| Surrey | 542 |
| Sussex | 244 |
| Staffordshire | 799 |
| Warwickshire | 533 |
| Westmorland | 55 |
| Wiltshire | 35 |
| Worcestershire | 379 |
| Yorkshire | 7,600 |
| Anglesey | 3 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 41 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 41 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 373 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 114 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 16 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 2,557 |
| Private Means | 198 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 198 |
| Labourer | 166 |
| General Labourer | 157 |
| Farmer | 156 |
| Cotton Weaver | 153 |
| Farm Labourer | 134 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 130 |
| Dressmaker | 126 |
| Domestic Servant | 108 |
| At Home | 107 |
| None | 100 |
| Clerk | 92 |
| Weaver | 84 |
| Housekeeper | 79 |
| Scholar | 76 |
| At School | 71 |
| Shop Assistant | 66 |
| House Painter | 64 |
| Assisting In Business | 63 |
| House Keeper | 63 |
| Joiner | 62 |
| Charwoman | 61 |
| Assisting In The Business | 55 |
| 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