# Gil (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gil/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 26,112 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,353 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,824 people |
| Change since 2000 | +35% (19,403 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gil in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 87% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gil in Brazil, the United States, Argentina, Spain, Australia and Andorra.

## People named Gil

- Gilberto Gil, Brazilian recording artist, singer, guitarist, songwriter and politician
- Luis Gil, American soccer player
- Preta Gil, Brazilian actress and singer (1974–2025)
- Goa Gil, American-born musician (1951–2023)
- Vincent Gil, Australian actor (1939–2022)
- Xavier Gil, Andorran footballer
- Juan Gil Navarro, Argentine actor
- Leonardo Gil, Argentinian association football player
- Juan Gil de Hontañón, architect
- Gastón Gil Romero, Argentine association football player
- Raul Gil, Brazilian television presenter and singer
- Tonho, Brazilian association football player born 1957

## Similar surnames

Gill, Gilley, Gile, Geil, Gillie, Gille, Gailey, Guill, Guile, Galloway, Gallo, Gale.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.