Giller Family History

Giller Surname Meaning

English: occupational name for a fishmonger from Middle English giller gilour gelour ‘gutter of fish’ a derivative of Middle English gil(e) ‘fish gill’ + the agent suffix -er or -our. English: possibly a variant of Guyler (see Guiler).

English: occasionally perhaps a variant of Gillard. German: variant of Gille German: habitational name for someone from Gill near Neuss in the Rhineland.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish male personal name Hiller, a variant of Hillel. The initial g is due to Russian influence since Russian has no h and alters it to g in borrowed words and names.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Geller, Galler, Hiller, Tiller, Miller, Gille, Diller, Gillen, Biller, Piller

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Where is the Giller family from?

You can see how Giller families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Giller family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Giller families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 66 Giller families living in London. This was about 31% of all the recorded Giller's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Giller families in 1891.

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What did your Giller ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Giller. 100% of Giller men worked as a General labourer and 78% of Giller women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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General labourer

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

Unpaid domestic

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Housekeeper

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Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Giller life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Giller in 1957 was 43, and 84 in 2004.

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Giller Surname Meaning

English: occasionally perhaps a variant of Gillard. German: variant of Gille German: habitational name for someone from Gill near Neuss in the Rhineland.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Giller family from?

What did your Giller ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

Unpaid domestic

s r nurse

Housekeeper

What Giller family records will you find?

What is the average Giller lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Giller life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Giller in 1957 was 43, and 84 in 2004.

Giller Family History

Giller Surname Meaning

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