Gills Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gills Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gills family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 107
Coal Miner 13
Labourer 9
Domestic Servant 8
General Servant 8
General Labourer 5
House Keeper 5
Annuitant 4
Bricklayer 4
Servant 4
Farm Servant Indoor 4
Printer 3
School 3
Tailor 3
Tailoress 3
Farm Labourer 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Farmers Son 3
Worsted Weaver 2
Coal Merchant 2
Farm Servant 2
Servant Domestic 2
Charwoman 2
Nursemaid 2

Gills Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gills 100% 5,612
2 Gillies 71% 3,836
3 Gillis 83% 2,609
4 Gilles 83% 1,749
5 Gullis 67% 407
6 Gils 80% 209
7 Gallais 57% 154
8 Galls 80% 134
9 Gallis 67% 112
10 Gellis 67% 111

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The surname Gills is the most popular version of all its varients

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