Gillies Surname
Approximately 21,171 people bear this surname
Gillies Surname Definition:
Gaelic Gille Iosa, 'servant of Jesus.' It has displaced the older Malise, which see. The name was at one time numerous in Badenoch, and at present is common in the Hebrides. Gillise was one of the witnesses to the charter by King David I to the Abbey of Holyrood c.
Read More About This SurnameGillies Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4,389 | 1:1,220 | 208 |
| Australia | 4,212 | 1:6,409 | 940 |
| United States | 4,031 | 1:89,918 | 10,103 |
| Canada | 3,421 | 1:10,770 | 1,618 |
| England | 2,919 | 1:19,088 | 2,732 |
| New Zealand | 1,154 | 1:3,924 | 618 |
| Jamaica | 211 | 1:13,602 | 1,346 |
| South Africa | 188 | 1:288,179 | 28,102 |
| Wales | 101 | 1:30,639 | 3,095 |
| Northern Ireland | 95 | 1:19,421 | 2,391 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Philippines | 43 | 1:2,354,377 | 127,644 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 54 | 1:82,035 | 5,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3,798 | 1:986 | 171 |
| England | 499 | 1:48,848 | 5,998 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 374 | 1:134,275 | 12,787 |
Gillies (412) may also be a first name.
Gillies Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Gaelic Gille Iosa, 'servant of Jesus.' It has displaced the older Malise, which see. The name was at one time numerous in Badenoch, and at present is common in the Hebrides. Gillise was one of the witnesses to the charter by King David I to the Abbey of Holyrood c. 1128 (LSC., p. 6), and Vhtred, son of Gilise held land in Lothian c. 1160 (Laing, 2). M. filius Gilise witnessed a confirmation charter of Malcolm IV to the Abbey of Scone in 1164 (Scon, p. 5), and Gylis, son of Angus the shoemaker (sutor) did homage to the prior and convent of St. Andrews at Dull in 1264 (RPSA., p. 349). Nigel filius Gelyse was tenant in the lands of Daifubill in 1376 (RHM., I, p. lvii), and John Gyllis rented the Fermeland of Newtoun in 1521 (Rental). Some eighteenth century Macphersons who bore Gillies as a forename Englished it as 'Elias' (Celt. Mon., VIII, p. 34). The form Gilhuayes occurs on a tombstone in Tranent churchyerd, dated 1702. William Gillice, farmer in Findtassie, 1799 (Moray). Gilleis 1592, Gilies 1692, Gillise 1724, Gilliss 1484. compare under Gill.
(Celtic) Servant or Disciple of Jesus [Gaelic Gille Iosa]
Gael. Gille Jesa, the Servant or Follower of Jesus; "a youth under the protection of Jesus." Johnstone's Anecd. of Olave the Black. 1780.
(Gaelic.) Gill—Iosa, the servant of Jesus.
Gillies Demographics
Average Gillies Salary in
United States
$49,392 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gillies Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gillies Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gillies (Arabic: جليس) occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gillies? popularity and diffusion
It is the 25,463rd most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 344,223 people. Gillies is mostly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Gillies are found; 36 percent are found in Northern Europe and 36 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 423,803rd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 412 people.
The surname Gillies is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is carried by 4,389 people, or 1 in 1,220. In Scotland it is most prevalent in: Glasgow City, where 10 percent are found, Highland, where 10 percent are found and City of Edinburgh, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Scotland it occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.
Gillies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gillies has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Gillies surname rose 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,078 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 585 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,683 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 56 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gillies Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gillies surname is chiefly Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gillies surname are 10.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.24% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gillies earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 179.27% more than the national average, earning 966,498 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.91% more than the national average, earning R 377,640 per year; in United States they earn 14.47% more than the national average, earning $49,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $52,565 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gillies Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gillies in the Arabic language | ||
| جليس | jlys | - |
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Gillies Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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