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Gilliert Surname Definition:

Gilliart: The name of Gilliart, Gilliatt, or Gillyatt is at present mostly to be found in the neighbourhood of Boston. Thomas Gilliat was one of those who made an inventory in 1671 of the goods of Sir John Anderson, of Broughton, in this county (Stark's "Gainsborough and Lea").

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Gilliert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gilliert Surname Meaning

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Gilliart: The name of Gilliart, Gilliatt, or Gillyatt is at present mostly to be found in the neighbourhood of Boston. Thomas Gilliat was one of those who made an inventory in 1671 of the goods of Sir John Anderson, of Broughton, in this county (Stark's "Gainsborough and Lea"). Gylliot or Gilliot was the name of the loro mayors of York in 1464, 1474, and 1503 (Drake's "Eboracum"). In the 13th century, Gillot, Gillote, and Gilot were names found in Cambridgeshire and Hunts (H. R.). Gillett is now found in Oxfordshire and Kent.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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