Gillard is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gillard
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

Gillard is variant of the Woollett. Probably the same as Willett.

Family name Gillard is variation of Willard. Descendant of Wilhead meaning "resolute, brave".

The gay or blithe person; descendant of Gaillard meaning "gay".

Variant form of Willard. William.

Probably one of the many modifications of William.

Gillard is a variant of Wellard. The same as Willard - This family, whose chief habitat is, and has been from the XIII century, East Sussex and Kent, have a tradition of Norman descent. The name, it is said, was originally Viliard. Wielard, or Wilard, was a personal name, and it is found in the names of many places, as Wylerdsley, Wyllardssey, Willardby, Willardesham, Willardestone, etc. In Domesday, we find the forms Wielardus, Wilardus, Wluard, Wluuard, and Wlward. The last mentioned occurs in Kent, the county from which the numerous Willards of America deduce themselves. For many speculations on the origin of the name and family.

The lastname is a variant form of Willard. This family, whose chief habitat is, and has been from the XIII century, East Sussex and Kent, have a tradition of Norman descent. The name, it is said, was originally Viliard. Wielard, or Wilard, was a personal name, and it is found in the names of many places, as Wylerdsley, Wyllardssey, Willardby, Willardesham, Willardestone, etc. In Domesday, we find the forms Wielardus, Wilardus, Wluard, Wluuard, and Wlward. The last mentioned occurs in Kent, the county from which the numerous Willards of America deduce themselves. For many speculations on the origin of the name and family.

Surname Gillard is variation of Woollard. 1. Probably the same as Willard. 2. Wulfhard, an Anglo-Saxon personal name.

How popular is Gillard?

Gillard is common in United States, France, England, Belgium, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, Switzerland, Ireland.

Gillard is ranked 23016 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gillards plummeted by 1.58 per cent to 4099 since 2000 and slipped by 713 spots and ranked at 8089. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 48.5 48.86
Black 46.08 46.75
Others 2.61 2.11
Hispanic or Latino 2.02 1.42
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.27 0.43
Gillard is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Kitts and Nevis is ahead in terms of density. Around 23561 person has been found who wears Gillard as their family name. Gillard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Gillard:
8,364 United States5,007
1,421 France4,777
1,906 England4,319
380 Belgium3,124
1,862 Australia2,095
2,675 Canada1,927
Countries with hundreds of Gillard:
1,073 New Zealand707
635 Wales544
5,420 Switzerland219
2,792 Ireland144
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
46,403 South Africa88
2,507 Northern Ireland87
38,206 Argentina82
5,569 Scotland73
2,926 Jamaica57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
313 Saint Kitts and Nevis30
4,303 Trinidad and Tobago28
289,518 Thailand24
4,693 Luxembourg24
52,403 Spain24
1,083 Jersey19
1,095 Saint Lucia16
16,023 Qatar16
25,221 United Arab Emirates13
213,815 Germany13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
67,454 Austria10
85,467 Netherlands9
453 British Virgin Islands7
2,111 United States Virgin Islands7
170,578 Malaysia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Georgebra. Gillard from Ireland aboard the Continent from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 22 years old when he arrived in Ohio on November 3, 1851. Jno.R. Gillard (19) Immigrant, 20 years old Mrs Gillard, John Gillard, aged 3 months old, David Gillard, aged 43, Ann Gillard, aged 40, Almond Gillard, aged 12, Immigrant Anne Gillard, Jane Gillard, are other Gillard that migrated to US.

From Germany

Farmer Andre Gillard from Germany aboard the Virginia from Antwerp. He is registered to be 49 years old when he arrived in USA on July 30, 1850. 43 years old Louise Gillard, Maria Gillard (1 month old), Maria-Catherine Gillard, aged 28, Adolph Gillard (Of unknown age), Friederike Gillard (27), Maria Gillard, aged 12, Valentin Gillard, aged 35, Anton Gillard (Of unknown age) Joiner, and 3 other Gillard around 42.86% of whom were laborer migrated to US from Antwerp, Bremen and Rotterdam.

Gillard Namesakes

  • Ian Gillard, He won three caps for the England national team
  • Julia Gillard, Australian former politician
  • Nick Gillard, English stunt man and coordinator
  • Doug Gillard, American guitarist and songwriter
  • Matthew Gillard, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan

Gillard Namesakes

  • Ian Gillard, He won three caps for the England national team
  • Julia Gillard, Australian former politician
  • Nick Gillard, English stunt man and coordinator
  • Doug Gillard, American guitarist and songwriter
  • Matthew Gillard, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan

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