How Many People Have the Last Name Gillis?
people had the surname Gillis in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 15,674 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+396 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Gillis (78.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 15.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Gillis ranks #1,416. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Gillis grew from 18,438 people in 2000 to 18,834 in 2010 (up 2.1%), and its rank fell from #1,786 to #1,910. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.83 to 6.38 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 18,438 | 18,834 |
| Rank | #1,786 | #1,910 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.83 | 6.38 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Gillis
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Gillis: G420
👤 Gillis as a First Name
Gillis is a first name too: about 242 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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