Popularity of the last name by country

Belgium

• Namur (142)
• Hainaut (89)
• West-Vlaanderen (70)
• Bruxelles-Capitale | Brussel-Hoofdstad (53)
• Liège (37)
• Antwerpen (33)
• Vlaams-Brabant (15)
• Oost-Vlaanderen (14)
• Brabant wallon (11)
• Luxembourg (6)
• Limburg (3)

All countries

• Spain (222,239)
• France (49,526)
• United States (11,979)
• Portugal (8,165)
• Algeria (5,348)
• Colombia (3,666)
• Mexico (3,461)
• Poland (2,479)
• Argentina (2,144)
• Venezuela (2,117)
• Brazil (1,492)
• United Kingdom (1,488)
• Dominican Republic (817)
• Netherlands (732)
• Peru (697)
• New Zealand (595)
• Australia (556)
• Switzerland (553)
• Belgium (521)
• Cuba (412)
• Austria (401)
• Puerto Rico (353)
• Canada (340)
• Uruguay (331)
• Morocco (304)
• Chile (268)
• Unknown country (211)
• Germany (204)
• Ecuador (187)
• Italy (176)
• Bolivia (155)
• Hungary (141)
• Norway (135)
• Ireland (131)
• Czech republic (118)
• Gibraltar (85)
• Sweden (56)
• Guatemala (53)
• Philippines (50)
• Paraguay (42)

Origine of last name

GIL : 1: Spanish Catalan and Portuguese: from the personal name Gil from French Gille(s) from Latin Aegidius (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Giles">Giles</a> 1).2: German: from a vernacular short form of the medieval personal name Aegilius a later form of Latin Aegidius (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Giles">Giles</a> 1). Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Gill">Gill</a> 11.3: Polish: from gil ‘bullfinch’ probably a nickname for a simpleton. This surname is also found in Germany. Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Gill">Gill</a> 12.4: Irish and Scottish (Morayshire): variant of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Gill">Gill</a>.