Gillings Surname

154,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Gillings Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gilling.' There are two Gillings, both townships, in Yorkshire, one near Richmond, the other near Helmsley. But the instances below suggest localities further south. As in several other cases of local names ending in -trig, theg being sometimes pronounced soft (as in singe) has caused Gilling to become Gillings; compare Billinge or Billings for Billing.

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Gillings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1381:48,9616,104
United States8601:421,46436,514
Australia2821:95,72910,881
Jamaica2551:11,2551,179
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Wales711:43,5854,199
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7151:34,0914,469
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Gillings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gilling.' There are two Gillings, both townships, in Yorkshire, one near Richmond, the other near Helmsley. But the instances below suggest localities further south. As in several other cases of local names ending in -trig, theg being sometimes pronounced soft (as in singe) has caused Gilling to become Gillings; compare Billinge or Billings for Billing.

Adam de Gilling, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon Gilling, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Seer de Gilling, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Thomas Gillyng, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas de Gillyng, Salop, 20 Edward.

But I find a Yorkshire instance: Robert de Gillyng, 13 Edward I: Freemen of York.

1609. Married — Edward Lawman and Mary Gillinge: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1698. — William Taylor and Ann Gilling: St. Antholin (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Genit. of Gilling, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A. Gillen; from the Dutch, Gilling; from the Flemish, Gillain; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gillings Last Name Facts

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

Gillings is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillings? popularity and diffusion

It is the 154,375th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,562,428 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Gillings live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,138 people, or 1 in 48,961. In England Gillings is most numerous in: Greater London, where 12 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent are found and Norfolk, where 7 percent are found. Besides England this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Gillings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gillings has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gillings surname increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 775 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,775 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gillings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gillings last name are 10.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gillings earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 7.43% less than the national average, earning R 219,972 per year; in United States they earn 4.42% less than the national average, earning $41,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.13% less than the national average, earning $46,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilling932,000/
Illings932/
Gilings930/
Jillings88852/
Gellings88792/
Sillings88207/
Guilling8841/
Hillings8826/
Gillling8812/
Cillings881/
Aillings881/
Gyllings881/
Eillings881/
Ilings862/
Gillng862/
Glings860/
Hillingsø8215/
Khillings829/
Chillings824/
Scillings821/
Sillingks821/
Esillings821/
Silllings820/
Gelling801,537/
Gylling801,422/
Silling80520/
Zilling80332/
Ellings80190/
Jilling80132/
Gölling8091/
Cilling8065/
Gigling8022/
Gülling8010/
Gelings803/
Hilings802/
Gølling801/
Gillink800/
Hillingsøe785/
Gling7730/
Hellings752,698/
Sellings75350/
Jellings75335/
Giegling75214/
Goelling7538/
Uijlings7537/
Gehlings7527/
Hailings758/
Scilling754/
Goylings752/
Sielling752/
Jlllings751/
Guilleng751/
Guelling751/
Heilings750/
Yollings750/
Eellings750/
Elings711,056/
Slings71343/
Clings7122/
Ellingsøe7113/
Gøling719/
Gåling718/
Slling714/
Jellingsø713/
Guilng712/
Chellings711/
Suellings710/
Selling671,431/
Sølling67180/
Jelling67118/
Zelling6774/
Geeling6773/
Jylling6751/
Gellink6750/
Sölling6747/
Uylings6735/
Sälling6731/
Zögling6724/
Zigling6719/
Glingue677/
Celling676/
Hellingsøe675/
Gylläng673/
Ealings672/
Jülling672/
Jilläng672/
Silleng671/
Helings671/
Gelleng671/
Shlling671/
Sillink670/
Slingst670/

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