Gill may be a surname or given name, derived from a number of unrelated sources.

Europe

In Europe, various cultures use the name, examples being: * the Dutch form of the given name Giles * in English, Gill may be a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

of a number of given names, including Giles, Julian,

William William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle ...

(), Gillian, Gilbert * in Northern English, Scots and Norwegian, it may be a topographic name, ultimately derived from Old Norse 'ravine'; for example:

Lord Gill Brian Gill, Lord Gill, Order of St. Gregory the Great, KSG Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, FRSAMD Royal School of Church Music, FRSCM (born 25 February 1942) is a retired Scotland, Scottish ju ...

* as a surname, an anglicization of the Scottish or Irish patronymic McGill (or , and variants), also derived from the origins of the same English name.

Indian subcontinent

*in Punjab, a clan of

Jats The Jat people (, ), also spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in ...

and Ramgharias ( or ), it may be derived from the Punjabi word 'gil' meaning "moisture". According to oral history, the progenitor of the clan was a man named Gill. Shergill, Virk, and Sidhu are descendant clans of the Gill Jat clan. The name is also used by the Chuhra ( Balmiki and Bhangi) caste, including the Mirasis. According to bhāt (

bard In Celtic cultures, a bard is an oral repository and professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's a ...

ic) records, the Gill Jat clan claims origin to an abandoned child found by a ''

raja Raja (; from , IAST ') is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian subcontinent, Indian rulers and monarchs and highest-ranking nobles. The title was historically used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. T ...

'' in a moist, jungle area of the wilds whom was being attended by a

lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body (biology), body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the ...

. This tale is recounted in colonial-era literature. Connections to historic and contemporary

Iranic Iranian peoples, or Iranic peoples, are the collective ethnolinguistic groups who are identified chiefly by their native usage of any of the Iranian languages, which are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages within the Indo-European langu ...

peoples, such as the ancient Gelae tribe of the

Scythians The Scythians ( or ) or Scyths (, but note Scytho- () in composition) and sometimes also referred to as the Pontic Scythians, were an Ancient Iranian peoples, ancient Eastern Iranian languages, Eastern Iranian peoples, Iranian Eurasian noma ...

and the present-day Gilaki people, and locations such as Gilan, have been suggested. There were half a million Gill Jats recorded in the 1881 British India census. The Gill Jats had a marriage custom which involved digging a hole in a muddy spring. The Gill surname is also common amongst the

Punjabi diaspora The Punjabi diaspora consists of the descendants of ethnic Punjabis who emigrated out of the Punjab region in Pakistan and India to the rest of the world. Punjabis are one of the largest ethnic groups in both the Pakistani and Indian diasporas. ...

in Canada, as many Punjabi-Canadians have ancestral origins from a cluster of 52 villages in Moga,

Ludhiana Ludhiana () is the most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab.164.100.161.224 http://164.100.161.224 › filesPDF Ludhiana State: Punjab Business & Industrial Centre, Tier 2 1 ... The city has an estima ...

, and Faridkot

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

where the Gill surname is common.

West Asia

In Hebrew, a masculine given name or byname meaning "joy, gladness" (, feminine form , ).

East Asia

In Korean, a common personal name often transliterated as ''Gil.''

People with the surname Gill

* Aastha Gill (born 1991), Indian playback singer * A. A. Gill (Adrian Anthony Gill, 1954–2016), British writer and critic * Adrian Gill (1937–1986), Australian meteorologist and oceanographer * Alan Gill, English musician * Albert Gill (1879–1916), English Victoria Cross recipient * Amanpreet Gill, Canadian politician * Amarjeet Gill, Canadian politician * Amber Gill (born 1997), English television personality and author *

Amrinder Gill Amrinder Singh Gill (; born 11 May 1976) is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter and film producer who makes Punjabi language, Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven includ ...

(born 1976), Indian singer and actor * André Gill (1840–1885), French caricaturist * Andy Gill (1956–2020), English musician, member of the rock band Gang of Four * Anthony Gill (disambiguation), several people * Anton Gill (born 1948), English historian and novelist * Arie Gill-Glick (1930–2016), Israeli Olympic runner * Aurélien Gill (1933–2015), Canadian senator * Avtar Gill, Indian Bollywood actor * Basil Gill (1877–1955), English stage and film actor *

Ben Gill Benjamin David Gill (born 4 October 1987) is an English Association football, footballer. He plays either as a central midfielder or central defender and most recently played for Chalfont St Peter A.F.C., Chalfont St Peter. Career Born in Harr ...

(born 1987), English professional footballer * Bob Gill (disambiguation), several people * Bobby Gill (born 1959), NASCAR driver *

Brendan Gill Brendan Gill (October 4, 1914 – December 27, 1997) was an American journalist. He wrote for ''The New Yorker'' for more than 60 years. Gill also contributed film criticism for ''Film Comment'', wrote about design and architecture for Architectu ...

(1914–1997), American journalist * Brian Gill, Lord Gill (born 1942), retired Lord President of Scotland * Bryan Nash Gill (1961–2013), American artist * Gill (Buckinghamshire cricketer), early cricketer, given name not known * Cam Gill (born 1997), American football player * Charles Gill (disambiguation), several people * Christopher Gill (born 1936), British politician * Colin Gill (1892–1940), British artist * Conor Gill (born 1980), American lacrosse player * Craig Gill (musician) (born 1961), British musician of Inspiral Carpets * Dalwinder Gill, Canadian politician * Dante "Tex" Gill (1930–2003), American trans brothel owner * David Gill (disambiguation), several people * DeLancey W. Gill (1859–1940), American photographer * Duane Gill, American professional wrestler * Eddie Gill (born 1978), American basketball player * Edmund Dwen Gill (1908–1986), Australian geologist, palaeontologist and curator *

Eric Gill Arthur Eric Rowton Gill (22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was an English sculptor, letter cutter, typeface designer, and printmaker. Although the ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' describes Gill as "the greatest artist-craftsma ...

(1882–1940), British artist and typographer * Ernest Gill (1877–1950), English cricketer and footballer * Eugene Gill (1898–1981), American college sports coach *

Frank Gill (ornithologist) Frank Bennington Gill (born October 2, 1941 in New York City) is an American ornithologist with worldwide research interests and birding experience. He is perhaps best known as the author of the textbook ''Ornithology'' (4th edition, 2019), the ...

(born 1941), American ornithologist * Gaurav Gill, Indian race/rally car driver * George Gill (disambiguation), several people * Gugu Gill, Indian actor * Gursimrat Singh Gill, Indian footballer * Hal Gill (born 1975), American ice hockey player * Hanna Gill-Piątek, Polish politician * Harry Gill (disambiguation), several people * Irving Gill (1870–1936), American architect * Jacob Gill, American NWA wrestler * Jacquelyn Gill, American paleoecologist * Jaelen Gill (born 1999), American football player * James Gill (disambiguation), several people * Jassie Gill, Indian singer and actor * JB Gill (born 1986), English singer and farmer *

Jenny Gill Jennifer Mary Gill (born 1951) is a semi-retired executive from New Zealand who works in philanthropy. She was New Zealand's first full-time paid employee working in philanthropy, and the chair of Philanthropy New Zealand. Biography Jennifer ...

(born 1951), New Zealand executive * Jocelyn Gill (1916–1984), American astronomer *

Joe Gill Joseph P. Gill (July 13, 1919 – December 17, 2006)Social Security Death Inde ...

(1919–2006), American comics writer * John Gill (disambiguation), several people * Johnny Gill (disambiguation), several people * Jordan Gill (born 1994), British boxer * Joseph Gill (disambiguation), several people * Juan Bautista Gill (1840–1877), President of Paraguay * Kanwar Pal Singh Gill, Indian police chief * Keenu Gill (born 1990), Hong Kong cricketer * Keith Gill (born 1986), American financial analyst and investor * Keith Gill (athletic director), American sports director * Ken Gill (disambiguation), several people * Kendall Gill (born 1968), American basketball player * Kimveer Gill (1981–2006), Canadian school shooter * Lachhman Singh Gill, Indian politician, chief minister of Punjab *

Lesley Gill Lesley Gill is an author and a professor of anthropology at Vanderbilt University. Her research focusses on political violence, gender, free market reforms and human rights in Latin America, especially Bolivia. She also writes about the military ...

, American anthropologist * Liam Gill (rugby) (born 1992), Australian Rugby Union player * Liam Gill (snowboarder) (born 2003), Canadian snowboarder * Libby Gill, American personal coach * MacDonald Gill (1884–1947), English artist * Madge Gill (1882–1961), English artist * Margaret Gill (1797–1864), first wife of American black actor Ira Frederick Aldridge * Mary Gill (disambiguation), several people * Michel Gill (born 1960), American actor * Minna Gill (1896–1964), American librarian * Moses Gill (1734–1800), American politician * M. S. Gill (1936–2023), Indian bureaucrat, politician and writer * Nathan Gill (born 1973), British Reform/UKIP politician * Neelam Gill (born 1995), British model * Neena Gill, British Labour politician * Nia Gill (born 1948), American Democratic Party politician * Nicolas Gill (born 1972), Canadian judo competitor * Paul Gill (born 1963), English cricketer * Parm Gill (born 1974), Canadian Conservative politician * Parmjit Singh Gill (born 1966), British Liberal Democrat politician * Peter Gill (disambiguation), several people * Piara Singh Gill, Indian nuclear physicist & professor * Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Indian football goalkeeper *

Priya Gill Priya Gill is an Indian former actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title of Femina Miss India, Femina Miss India International 1995 and represented India at Miss International 1995. She appeared mainly in Hindi films, a ...

(born 1975), Indian Bollywood actress * R. R. Rockingham Gill (born 1944), Welsh philosophy lecturer * Raminder Gill, Canadian politician in Ontario * Ren Eryn Gill (born 1990), Welsh rapper, songwriter, producer and musician * Richard Gill (disambiguation), several people * Robin D. Gill (born 1951), American japanologist * Robin Gill (journalist), Canadian journalist *

Roopi Gill Roopinder Kaur Gill, better known as Roopi Gill, is an Indian model and actress who mostly works in Punjabi cinema. She rose to fame with her performance in the music video for the song "Diamond", by Gurnam Bhullar. She started her acting career ...

(born 1997), Indian actress and model * Samuel Thomas Gill (1818–1880), early Australian colonial artist * Sarah Ann Gill (1795–1866), Barbadian folk hero * Sean Gill, American writer and film editor * Shehnaaz Kaur Gill, Indian actress and singer * Shae Gill, Pakistani singer and cover-artist * Shubman Gill, Indian cricketer * Slats Gill (1901–1966), American basketball and baseball coach *

Stanley Gill Professor Stanley Gill (26 March 1926 – 5 April 1975) was a British computer scientist credited, along with Maurice Wilkes and David Wheeler, with the invention of the first computer subroutine. Early life, education and career Stanley Gill w ...

(1926–1975), British computer scientist * Steve Gill, American radio host * Sukhman Gill, Canadian politician * T. P. Gill (Thomas Patrick Gill, 1858–1931), Irish politician * Terry Gill, British actor * Thea Gill (born 1970), Canadian actress *

Theodore Nicholas Gill Theodore Nicholas Gill (March 21, 1837 – September 25, 1914) was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist, and librarian. Career Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural histor ...

(1837–1914), American ichthyologist * Thomas Gill (disambiguation), several people * Tim Gill (born 1953), American software entrepreneur and gay rights activist * Tom Gill (disambiguation), several people * Trenton Gill (born 1999), American football player *

Turner Gill Turner Hillery Gill (born August 13, 1962) is an American college athletic administrator and former football player and coach. He is the Executive Director of Student-Athlete and Staff Development at the University of Arkansas, a position he as ...

(born 1962), American college football coach *

Vince Gill Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He played in a number of local bluegrass music, bluegrass bands in the 1970s, and from 1978 to 1982, he achieved his first mainstream attention after ta ...

(born 1957), American country singer–songwriter * Warren C. Gill (1912–1987), American Coast Guardsman and politician * William Henry Gill (composer) (1839–1923), Manx musical scholar * W. Walter Gill (1876–1963), Manx folklorist and poet * Walter Gill (1851–1929), forestry administrator in South Australia

People with the given name Gill

Women

* Gill Aitken, British lawyer, civil servant and university administrator * Gill Bennett, British historian and civil servant * Gill Berkeley (born 1962/1963), Scottish academic administrator * Gill Brown (born 1965), British field hockey player * Gill Burns (born 1964), British rugby union player * Gill Cowley (born 1955), Zimbabwean field hockey player * Gill Deacon (born 1966), Canadian author and broadcaster * Gill S. Freeman (born 1949), American judge * Gill Furniss (born 1957), British politician * Gill Gatfield (born 1963), New Zealand sculptor * Gill German, British politician * Gill Hicks (born 1968), Australian motivational speaker, author, curator, and trustee for several cultural organisations * Gill Isles, British producer * Gill James (born 1934), Australian politician * Gill Langley (born 1952), British scientist and writer * Gill Livingston, British psychiatrist * Gill Marcus (born 1949), Australian banker and politician * Gill Matthewson, New Zealand-Australian architect, scholar and educator * Gill McConway (born 1950), New Zealand cricketer * Gill Miles (born 1941), Welsh international lawn bowler * Gill Mitchell (born 1949), English international lawn and indoor bowler * Gill Morgan (born 1953), British civil servant * Gill Perry, British professor * Gill Pyrah (born 1957), English broadcaster and journalist * Gill Rosenberg (born 1983), Israel soldier * Gill Saunders (born 1956), American curator * Gill Sims, British author and blogger * Gill Smith (born 1965), English cricketer * Gill Valentine, British geographer * Gill White (1945–2020), British novelist and journalist * Gill Wylie (born 1964/1965), Northern Irish football coach and player

Men

* Gill Bates, American international relations scholar specialized in Chinese foreign policy and politics * Gill Byrd (born 1961), American professional football player * Gill Dennis (1941–2015), American director and screenwriter * Gill Dougherty (born 1961), French singer and songwriter * Gill Fenerty (born 1963), American professional football player * Gill Fox (1915–2004), American political cartoonist, comic book artist and editor, and animator * Gill Holland (born 1964), American entrepreneur and film producer * Gill Landry (born 1975), American singer-songwriter and guitarist * Gill McLachlan (born 1973), Australian sports administrator * Gill Sanderson, Author of romance novels *

Gill Mohindepaul Singh Gill Mohindepaul Singh (), better known by his Chinese stage name Q Bobo (; sometimes also spelled Qbobo), is an Indian–Hong Kong actor working under TVB. He is fluent in Punjabi (mother tongue), Cantonese, English and Mandarin, despite hi ...

(born 1970), Indian-Hong Kong actor * Gill Stegall (1961–1988), American professional football player * Gill Swerts (born 1982), Belgian professional footballer * Gill Verdon, Canadian physicist and entrepreneur * Gill Robb Wilson (1892–1966), American pilot, Presbyterian minister, and military advocate * Gill Warrenton (1894–1980), American silent and sound film cinematographer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gill Gill caste *Gill Jats English-language surnames Surnames from given names Punjabi-language surnames