# Gilchrist (surname)

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

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,825 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,811 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,074 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (12,210 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Gilcrease |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Gillechrìosd (“servant of Christ”), from gille + Crìosd.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gilchrist 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) | 62% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gilchrist in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Gilchrist

- Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricketer
- Connie Gilchrist, 1901-1985 American actress
- Kaleigh Gilchrist, American water polo player
- Ellen Gilchrist, American writer (1935–2024)
- Albert W. Gilchrist, American politician (1858-1926)
- Connie Gilchrist, Countess of Orkney, British actress, dancer, and model (1865-1946)
- Mary Gilchrist, British chess player

## Similar surnames

Gilcrease, Gallagher, Glaser, Glasser, Glazier, Glazer, Gilkerson, Glaeser.

## 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.