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Gill
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Old Norse
* As an English surname, converged from variants of Giles (sometimes through Dutch), Julian, and William. * As a northern English surname, from Middle English gil (“ravine, glen”), from Old Norse gil. The Old Norse is also a source of the Norwegian surname. * As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, variant of McGill. * Also as an Irish surname, variant of Gall. * As a Jewish/Israeli given name, as well as surname, from Hebrew גיל (“joy”). * As a German surname, variant of Gilger. * As a Sikh Punjabi surname originating in India, from ਗਿੱਲ (gill, “moisture”).
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Gill
Rank #308
Frequency
0.08% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Gill
Rank #430
Frequency
68,699 people (25.47 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 70.9% Hispanic 3.79% Black 14.15% Asian/PI 8.35% Native Am. 0.53% Two+ 2.28%
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