Last Name GILLON

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Giles, from diminutive Gillon.
Origin English, Scottish, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 19,028 (2000 US census) 16,531 (1990 US census)
Count 1,324 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 62.61%, or 829 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 30.51%, or 404 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.06%, or 14 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.53%, or 7 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.34%, or 31 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.95%, or 39 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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