Last Name GILLIS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Not available
Origin Jewish, Lithuanian, Irish, Belgian, Flemish, Hungarian

Rank 1,786 (2000 US census) 1,691 (1990 US census)
Count 18,438 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 80.35%, or 14815 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 15.58%, or 2873 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.4%, or 74 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.96%, or 177 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.31%, or 242 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.41%, or 260 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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