How common is the surname Gillian?

2,098 people in the United States had the surname Gillian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,162 Americans. It ranked 14,274th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Gillian getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,406 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,098 in 2010, down 13%.

Is Gillian also a first name?

Yes. Gillian 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 Gillian

A surname, carried by 2,098 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G450 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). Gillian is more common than 91.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,098 people named Gillian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,162 Americans. That is down 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,406.

#14,274

rank among US surnames

2,098

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-12.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,917)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,267	Petrus	2,100	147,022
#14,268	Devaughn	2,099	147,092
#14,274	Gillian	2,098	147,162
#14,279	Wiersma	2,097	147,232

Who is named Gillian

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

69% of people named Gillian identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gillian

Gillian has the Soundex code G450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G450.

Questions

How common is the surname Gillian?: 2,098 people in the United States had the surname Gillian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,162 Americans. It ranked 14,274th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gillian?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Gillian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Gillian getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,406 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,098 in 2010, down 13%.
Is Gillian also a first name?: Yes. Gillian 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.