The Gaskill surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,581 people carried this name — #6,139 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,544 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Gaskill surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Gaisgill’.

An early record he cites: Alicia de Gasegill’, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Gaskell, Gaskill and Gaskall.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 310 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Gaskill was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Cheshire: 12 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 833. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Gaskell and Gaskill.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Cheshire 12
Lancashire 10

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Gaskill in American newspapers,
1905–1919.

Newspaper page from Fergus County Democrat carrying the name Gaskill
Fergus County Democrat 1905-06-27
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Gaskill
Daily Kennebec Journal 1919-12-16
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Gaskill
The Washington Times 1905-07-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Gaskill in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

1,583 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gaskill. The most, 463, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 671
New South Wales 405
Victoria 169
Queensland 148
ACT (Canberra) 84
Western Australia 75
Tasmania 29
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gaskill.

Who carried it

People named Gaskill,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Gaskill
    James Gaskill 1800–1870 · Christian minister
  • Albert Warren Gaskill
    Albert Warren Gaskill 1831– · politician
  • Charles L. Gaskill
    Charles L. Gaskill 1870–1943 · screenwriter
  • Jonathan Gaskill 1710–1754
  • James R.M. Gaskill 1820–1894 · politician
  • Joseph H. Gaskill 1851–1935 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gaskill,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States470 records

470 records of the Gaskill name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 244
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 93
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 45
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 29
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 26
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 19
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 6
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joe T. Gaskill

    Born 1908 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1940 at Fort Sill; radio operator from Pottawatomie County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Gaskill

    Arrived at New York in 1872 aboard the Europa from Glasgow, aged 27; domestic. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Clifford A. Gaskill

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1889, died 1968; buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 470 records for Gaskill in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia62 records

62 records of the Gaskill name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 35
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 18
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 6
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Gaskill

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Agamemnon, arriving 1820.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Fred Gaskill

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Iberia, aged 21; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Vincent Gaskill

    Stock agent grazier of Wodonga, Victoria; died 1966.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 62 records for Gaskill in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada50 records

50 records of the Gaskill name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 48
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Samuel Gaskill

    Killed in 1924 at the Princess Mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Harold Gaskill

    Buried in 1949 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 66.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Barbara Gaskill

    Married 1848 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 50 records for Gaskill in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Gaskill name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Gaskill

    King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Gaskill

    York and Lancaster Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Gaskill in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Gaskill name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 2
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sarah Jane Gaskill

    Died 1936, aged 51; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Henry Alexander Gaskill

    Died 1891, aged 27; buried at Havelock Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Gaskill

    Died 1934, aged 54; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France2 records

2 records of the Gaskill name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Margaret Elizabeth Gaskill

    Born 1944 in Great Britain; died 1994 in Saint-Denis (La Réunion).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Margareth Elizabeth Gaskill

    Born 1944 in Great Britain; died 1994 in Saint-Denis (La Réunion).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Gaskill name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Helena Gaskill

    In the population register of Aalten; born 1822.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek en Liemers (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Gaskill in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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