Gilliland

== English == === Alternative forms === Gilleland === Etymology === Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaoláin and Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (“son of the servant of (saint) Faolán”), a personal name thought to be a diminutive of Irish faol (“wolf”). Compare the surname McClellan. === Proper noun === Gilliland (plural Gillilands) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gilliland is the 2698th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13351 individuals. Gilliland is most common among White (93.7%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gilliland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 44.