How common is the surname Gillis?

18,834 people in the United States had the surname Gillis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,393 Americans. It ranked 1,910th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gillis?

Jamie Gillis, American pornographic actor and director (1943-2010), followed by Ann Gillis.

Where is the surname Gillis most common?

Wikidata records people named Gillis in the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Gillis getting more or less common?

More common. 18,438 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,834 in 2010, up 2.1%.

Is Gillis also a first name?

Yes. Gillis 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 Gillis

A surname, carried by 18,834 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). Gillis is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,834 people named Gillis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,393 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,438.

#1,910

rank among US surnames

18,834

people in 2010

6.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,786)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,901	Sylvester	18,896	16,339
#1,902	Nowak	18,891	16,344
#1,903	Weir	18,881	16,352
#1,904	Darling	18,879	16,354
#1,905	Barrientos	18,877	16,356
#1,906	Ogden	18,860	16,370
#1,907	McClendon	18,857	16,373

Who is named Gillis

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

79% of people named Gillis identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gilliss

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jamie Gillis
American pornographic actor and director (1943-2010)
Ann Gillis
American actress (1927–)
Sarah Gillis
American aerospace engineer, astronaut on Polaris Dawn space mission, born 1994
Shane Gillis
American comedian and actor (born 1987)
Don Gillis
American composer (1912–1978)
Fay Gillis Wells
American aviator (1908-2002)
Maurice Gillis
Belgian footballer (1897-1980)
Girl Talk
American musician, born 1981

Notable Gilliss come mostly from the United States (6) and Belgium (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gillis

Gillis 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 Gillis?: 18,834 people in the United States had the surname Gillis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,393 Americans. It ranked 1,910th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gillis?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Gillis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gillis?: Jamie Gillis, American pornographic actor and director (1943-2010), followed by Ann Gillis.
Where is the surname Gillis most common?: Wikidata records people named Gillis in the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Gillis getting more or less common?: More common. 18,438 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,834 in 2010, up 2.1%.
Is Gillis also a first name?: Yes. Gillis 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.