How common is the surname McGillis?

868 people in the United States had the surname McGillis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 355,698 Americans. It ranked 27,707th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McGillis?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named McGillis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named McGillis?

Kelly McGillis, American actress.

Where is the surname McGillis most common?

Wikidata records people named McGillis in the United States.

Is the surname McGillis getting more or less common?

More common. 813 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 868 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname McGillis

A Scottish Gaelic occupational surname, carried by 868 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M242

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGillis is more common than 82.9% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”); compare McLeish.

McGillis is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 868 people named McGillis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 355,698 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 813.

#27,707

rank among US surnames

868

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #27,821)

Who is named McGillis

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

85% of people named McGillis identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 3.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGilliss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kelly McGillis
American actress, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGillis

McGillis has the Soundex code M242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M242.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McGillis come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”); compare McLeish.
How common is the surname McGillis?: 868 people in the United States had the surname McGillis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 355,698 Americans. It ranked 27,707th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGillis?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named McGillis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named McGillis?: Kelly McGillis, American actress.
Where is the surname McGillis most common?: Wikidata records people named McGillis in the United States.
What type of surname is McGillis?: McGillis is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname McGillis getting more or less common?: More common. 813 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 868 in 2010, up 6.8%.