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Gilliland
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Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaoláin and Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (“son of the servant of (saint) Faolán”), a personal name thought to be a diminutive of Irish faol (“wolf”). Compare the surname McClellan.

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United States Gilliland Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #2517
Frequency 13,170 people (4.88 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 95.09% Hispanic 1.46% Black 1.06% Asian/PI 0.46% Native Am. 0.56% Two+ 1.37%
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Rank #5180

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