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 | 53 |
| Buckinghamshire | 56 |
| Berkshire | 73 |
| Cambridgeshire | 93 |
| Channel Islands | 31 |
| Cheshire | 473 |
| Cornwall | 634 |
| Cumberland | 421 |
| Derbyshire | 402 |
| Devon | 1,091 |
| Dorset | 251 |
| Durham | 1,109 |
| Essex | 512 |
| Gloucestershire | 376 |
| Hampshire | 313 |
| Herefordshire | 14 |
| Hertfordshire | 56 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 41 |
| Isle of Man | 219 |
| Kent | 291 |
| Lancashire | 3,499 |
| Leicestershire | 168 |
| Lincolnshire | 145 |
| London | 2,095 |
| Middlesex | 407 |
| Northumberland | 356 |
| Norfolk | 180 |
| Northamptonshire | 71 |
| Nottinghamshire | 589 |
| Oxfordshire | 36 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 41 |
| Shropshire | 128 |
| Suffolk | 164 |
| Somerset | 444 |
| Surrey | 503 |
| Sussex | 201 |
| Staffordshire | 709 |
| Warwickshire | 445 |
| Westmorland | 56 |
| Wiltshire | 47 |
| Worcestershire | 337 |
| Yorkshire | 6,985 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 45 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 21 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 252 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 99 |
| Pembrokeshire | 12 |
| Radnorshire | 17 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 263 |
| General Labourer | 236 |
| Cotton Weaver | 200 |
| Farmer | 183 |
| General Servant Domestic | 173 |
| Dress Maker | 165 |
| Scholar | 138 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 106 |
| Domestic Servant | 90 |
| Cook Domestic | 86 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 75 |
| School | 66 |
| Carpenter | 65 |
| Laundress Wash | 61 |
| Charwoman | 56 |
| Butcher | 52 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 52 |
| Woollen Weaver | 50 |
| House Maid Domestic | 48 |
| Dressmaker | 47 |
| Tailoress | 45 |
| House Painter | 44 |
| Dock Labourer | 42 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 42 |
| House Keeper | 40 |
| 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