Gillim Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gillim Surname Definition:

A variant of Gillam, from Guillaume, the French spelling of William, which see. Andrew Gillum in Donyng (Dunning), 1663, and John Gillim there, 1683 (Dunblane).

Gillim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3431:1,056,73277,214
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

Gillim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Gillam, from Guillaume, the French spelling of William, which see. Andrew Gillum in Donyng (Dunning), 1663, and John Gillim there, 1683 (Dunblane).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Gillim Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gillim Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gillim occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 755,622nd most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Gillim live; 93 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gillim is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 1,056,732. In The United States Gillim is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 40 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Gillim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gillim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gillim last name increased 160 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gillim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gillim surname are 17.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gillim earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.61% more than the national average, earning $46,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.81% less than the national average, earning $41,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilliom92384/
Gillaim9213/
Gilliem9213/
Guillim9211/
Gilluim922/
Gillimn921/
Gillime920/
Gilim91195/
Illim917/
Gillheim8635/
Gillin832,699/
Gillem83589/
Sillim8321/
Giliom836/
Hillim835/
Illime832/
Glliem831/
Gellim831/
Yillim831/
Ilim801,057/
Glim80884/
Guillaime804/
Guillin776,631/
Guillem775,610/
Gilling772,000/
Gillion771,993/
Gillien7750/
Guellim7724/
Gillina778/
Chillim776/
Gilleum772/
Guillém772/
Gilleem771/
Gillisn771/
Hilleim771/
Gillhem771/
Ghillin771/
Ghillem771/
Gellaim771/
Gillinn770/
Gilleam770/
Gillind770/
Gilluin770/
Gillink770/
Gillgin770/
Sgillin770/
Hilim733,382/
Gleim732,596/
Islim73925/
Glimm73562/
Glime73437/
Gilem73379/
Gelim73153/
Glaim73142/
Ellim7340/
Ailim7328/
Sllim7327/
Jilim7325/
Ilime7319/
Glimn7311/
Glimø7310/
Eilim739/
Glimt738/
Yilim736/
Illem736/
Ilaim736/
Iliem735/
Uilim733/
Ghlim733/
Gilln732/
Glimå732/
Ilitm731/
Ihlim731/
Glihm731/
Iliom731/
Ileim731/
Iluim731/
Guilleme71121/
Guilling7141/
Gillling7112/
Hillheim7112/
Guillemn712/
Guillemt711/
Guillint711/
Chaillim711/
Sillheim710/
Gillen6718,670/
Guilln67984/
Gellin67604/
Sillin67338/
Sillem67231/
Gyllin67162/
Chilim67115/
Cillem6772/
Islaim6768/
Glimme6763/
Gelaim6760/
Gillén6758/
Cellim6745/
Glimne6731/
Hailim6729/
Hillem6720/
Zillin6719/
Hellim6718/
Elliem6717/
Sellim6716/
Gellem6716/
Glaime6716/
Cillin6715/
Yislim6710/
Gilgem676/
Yillem675/
Hilime675/
Ellism675/
Ailime673/
Isleim673/
Jillin673/
Islime672/
Gleime672/
Giglin672/
Gillng672/
Ghleim672/
Oilime672/
Huilim672/
Kglime671/
Jellim671/
Jilime671/
Jillem671/
Joilim671/
Illeam671/
Aihlim671/
Zillem671/
Shllim671/
Gilhem671/
Guilleame671/
Ilihme671/
Illeme671/
Ilaime671/
Jailim671/
Gillyn671/
Ghlaim671/
Elliom671/
Isllem671/
Sllaim671/
Zhllim671/
Elhlim671/
Jielim671/
Juilim671/
Iellem671/
Hiliom671/
Khilim671/
Ellime670/
Gileam670/

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