How common is the surname Gillies?

2,820 people in the United States had the surname Gillies in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,484 Americans. It ranked 11,209th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gillies?

Elizabeth Gillies, American actress and singer (born 1993), followed by Ben Gillies.

Where is the surname Gillies most common?

Wikidata records people named Gillies in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Gillies getting more or less common?

More common. 2,712 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,820 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Gillies

A surname, carried by 2,820 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gillies is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,820 people named Gillies in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,484 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,712.

#11,209

rank among US surnames

2,820

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #10,797)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,200	Sweeten	2,822	109,407
#11,204	Castille	2,821	109,445
#11,209	Noone	2,820	109,484
#11,216	Dennard	2,819	109,523

Who is named Gillies

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

88% of people named Gillies identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gilliess

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elizabeth Gillies
American actress and singer (born 1993)
Ben Gillies
Australian musician, born 1979
Isabel Gillies
American actress, born 1970
Jon Gillies
American ice hockey goaltender, born 1994
Penny Gillies
Australian hurdler and sprinter, 1951–2026

Notable Gilliess come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gillies

Gillies 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 Gillies?: 2,820 people in the United States had the surname Gillies in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,484 Americans. It ranked 11,209th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gillies?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Gillies identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gillies?: Elizabeth Gillies, American actress and singer (born 1993), followed by Ben Gillies.
Where is the surname Gillies most common?: Wikidata records people named Gillies in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Gillies getting more or less common?: More common. 2,712 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,820 in 2010, up 4.0%.