Gills Surname

145,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Gills Surname Definition:

A Caithness surname of local origin from Gills in the parish of Canisbay.

Gills Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4471:148,12415,278
England2631:211,85618,170
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Canada811:454,88439,362
India271:28,409,829361,298
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines181:6,259666
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Israel171:503,39037,521
Saint Lucia161:11,1741,095
Wales101:309,45316,869
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:95,2169,764
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4961:101,24710,256

Gills (143) may also be a first name.

Gills Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Caithness surname of local origin from Gills in the parish of Canisbay.

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

Gills Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gills is found most in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Gills click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gills? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gills is the 145,462nd most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,387,794 people. The last name Gills is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gills live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 772,378th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 143 people.

Gills is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,447 people, or 1 in 148,124. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States Gills occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Gills Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gills has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gills Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gills surname is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gills surname are 14.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61% registered with the political party.

The amount Gills earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.87% less than the national average, earning $40,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $49,387 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilles9148,707/
Guills9122/
Giells911/
Gils892,160/
Ills891/
Guilles83488/
Gilless83122/
Gillest8346/
Gillsch8326/
Gillese8310/
Gillesp835/
Gillles832/
Gielles831/
Ghilles831/
Giles80110,481/
Hills8044,902/
Sills8012,772/
Illes803,337/
Gilse80785/
Zills80459/
Aills80375/
Giels80119/
Cills80109/
Gails8077/
Gilst8055/
Eills8048/
Jills8046/
Ghils8043/
Gilså8015/
Gells807/
Gilsh807/
Glles805/
Guils803/
Uills802/
Illst802/
Gilss802/
Oills801/
Itlls801/
Yills801/
Illse801/
Gylls801/
Gillesse77142/
Gillesph771/
Guillles771/
Ils75304/
Gls7519/
Zilles731,761/
Gelles731,054/
Gölles73908/
Silles73590/
Hilles73528/
Gailes73509/
Jilles73260/
Ailles73104/
Ziells7360/
Chills7357/
Eilles7352/
Cilles7351/
Gillez7340/
Giehls7330/
Goiles7322/
Hillås7321/
Guells7315/
Giless7312/
Haills735/
Gilsch734/
Scills732/
Gllese732/
Illess732/
Khills731/
Hillls731/
Guilsh731/
Illhes731/
Hoills731/
Guillz731/
Gielse731/
Yillse731/
Oilles731/
Gellsh731/
Gaylls730/
Heills730/
Gillch730/
Gylles730/
Gilsce730/
Yilles730/
Guillesse711/
Gillesová711/
Iles6715,980/
Hils672,917/
Ells672,614/
Zils671,883/
Ilse671,703/
Gels67903/
Gaillez67439/
Sils67353/
Gilz67334/
Guillez67282/
Gillece67274/
Göls67262/
Guelles67208/
Chilles67180/
Eils67172/
Gieglis67163/
Jils67152/
Gles67122/
Güls67100/
Ilsø6786/
Hilless6775/
Heilles6760/
Cils6751/
Goelles6749/
Juilles6746/
Ihls6734/
Göllesz6726/
Ails6715/
Illsche679/
Zielles675/
Gäls675/
Illesse675/
Ylls674/
O'Giles673/
Iels672/
Hailles672/
Gielsch672/
Isls672/
Ghelles672/
Hillesø672/
Ilsh672/
Glsz672/
Oils671/
Ilst671/
Hoilles671/
Chaills671/
Ilss671/
Uils671/
Giļs671/
Gēls671/
D'Giles671/
D'Hills671/
Ngls671/
Slls671/
Xlls671/
Jailles671/
Jlls671/
Gllx671/
Glse671/
Glsh671/
Glsp671/
Glss671/
Ghls671/
Gilx671/
Itls671/
Gellest670/
Guellse670/
Silless670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gills
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