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

Gillim is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillim? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 755,622nd most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. The last name Gillim occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Gillim are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 1,056,732. In The United States Gillim is most common in: Kentucky, where 40 percent live, Michigan, where 12 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Gillim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gillim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gillim last name grew 160 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gillim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gillim surname are 17.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.21% registered with the political 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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