Gill

== English == === Etymology === As an English surname, converged from variants of Giles (sometimes through Dutch), Julian, and William. As a northern English surname, from Middle English gil (“ravine, glen”), from Old Norse gil. The Old Norse is also a source of the Norwegian surname. As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, variant of McGill. Also as an Irish surname, variant of Gall. As a Jewish/Israeli given name, as well as surname, from Hebrew גיל (“joy”). As a German surname, variant of Gilger. As a Sikh Punjabi surname originating in India, from ਗਿੱਲ (gill, “moisture”). === Pronunciation === (diminutive of Giles, Julian, Gillian): IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪl/ (diminutive of Wiliam, surname (incl.Punjabi/Sikh), Jewish name, Gillingham FC person): IPA(key): /ˈɡɪl/ Rhymes: -ɪl === Proper noun === Gill A Scottish and Northern English habitational surname from Old Norse for someone who lived near a gill. A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac an Ghoill (McGill). A diminutive of the male given names Giles, Julian, or William, of medieval usage. A diminutive of the female given name Gillian, variant of Jill. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado; named for early landowner William H. Gill. A township in Sullivan County, Indiana. A township in Clay County, Kansas. A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts politician Moses Gill. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Texas. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia; named for an early postmaster. A ghost town in Harding County, South Dakota; named for early postmaster Carl M. Gilberg. A surname from Punjabi from ਗਿੱਲ (gilla). ==== Derived terms ==== Gill Sans Gill's Green Lough Gill === Noun === Gill (plural Gills) (soccer) Someone connected with Gillingham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc. === See also === === Statistics === According to the 2010 United States Census, Gill is the 435th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 74,948 individuals. Gill is most common among White (65.23%), Black (13.96%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.43%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gill”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 43.