How common is the surname Gilles?

4,102 people in the United States had the surname Gilles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,267 Americans. It ranked 8,082nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gilles?

Piper Gilles, American-Canadian ice dancer.

Where is the surname Gilles most common?

Wikidata records people named Gilles in the United States.

Is the surname Gilles getting more or less common?

More common. 3,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,102 in 2010, up 8.8%.

Is Gilles also a first name?

Yes. Gilles is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Gilles

A surname, carried by 4,102 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G420 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gilles is more common than 95% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,102 people named Gilles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,267 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,770.

#8,082

rank among US surnames

4,102

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.8%

change since 2000 (was #8,103)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,073	Kinley	4,105	75,212
#8,076	Lovely	4,104	75,230
#8,080	Carraway	4,103	75,249
#8,082	Villavicencio	4,102	75,267
#8,084	Trail	4,101	75,285
#8,087	Debord	4,100	75,304
#8,089	Medford	4,099	75,322

Who is named Gilles

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Gilles identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gilless

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Piper Gilles
American-Canadian ice dancer, born 1992

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gilles

Gilles has the Soundex code G420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G420.

Questions

How common is the surname Gilles?: 4,102 people in the United States had the surname Gilles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,267 Americans. It ranked 8,082nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gilles?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Gilles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gilles?: Piper Gilles, American-Canadian ice dancer.
Where is the surname Gilles most common?: Wikidata records people named Gilles in the United States.
Is the surname Gilles getting more or less common?: More common. 3,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,102 in 2010, up 8.8%.
Is Gilles also a first name?: Yes. Gilles is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.