Explore the Family Name Gille

The meaning of Gille

1. French: variant of Gilles. 2. German: variant of Gill. 3. German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name ultimately related to a verb gelten ‘to sacrifice, repay, or reward’. Some characteristic forenames: French Gisele, Pierre.

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How common is the last name Gille in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gille has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 24,929 in terms of popularity and had 936 people carrying the name. However, by 2010, the rank had jumped to 29,117 with only 814 individuals bearing the surname, marking a decrease of approximately 13%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 also decreased by 20% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,929	#29,117	-16.8%
Count	936	814	-13.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.28	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gille

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gille has shown some shifts as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 92.63% of those with the surname identified as White, but this figure slightly dropped to 91.40% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also decreased from 2.99% to 2.21%. Meanwhile, there was an increase in those reporting two or more races from 1.5% to 2.33%, indicating a growing diversity within this surname group. Despite the fact that there were no individuals identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, by 2010, there were 1.72% identifying as Hispanic. However, the figures remained the same for American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.63%	91.4%	-1.33%
Two or More Races	1.5%	2.33%	55.33%
Black	2.35%	2.33%	-0.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.99%	2.21%	-26.09%
Hispanic	0%	1.72%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%