Gilliam Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gilliam Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gilliam family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 28
Agricultural Labourer 12
Labourer 7
Carter 6
House Servant 5
House Keeper 4
General Servant 4
Blacksmith 3
Farmers Wife 3
Laundress 3
Servant 3
Stone Mason 3
Daur Of Farmer 3
Labourer Wife 2
Brick Layer Journeyman 2
Publicans Daur 2
Bootmaker 2
Brick Layer 2
Shirt Maker 2
Farmers Son 2
Masons Daur 2
Masons Widow 2
Masons Wife 2
Wheel Wright 1
Flax Dresser 1

Gilliam Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gillam 86% 7,887
2 Gilliam 100% 2,269
3 Guilliam 88% 259
4 Gillum 71% 253
5 Guillaume 56% 158
6 Gullam 71% 131

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The surname Gilliam is the 2nd most popular variant of Gillam.

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