The Gil surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 26,112 people carried this name — #1,353 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,300 people counted. That is up 35% from 19,403 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 33,489 people named Gil live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
11,061 people named Gil have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 12,267 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,929 people named Gil.
1,069 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 83 départements, most often Hérault.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
828 people named Gil live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
135 people named Gil is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Gil in American newspapers,
1892–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 608,176 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gil,
with a public archive behind them.
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Emilio Gil “Blind” d. 2000 · boxer
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Francisco Gil Andrés d. 1999 · sculptor
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Ezequiel Enríquez Gil d. 2008 · politician
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Félix Hernández Gil d. 2008 · jurist
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Rafael Vega Gil d. 1982 · businessperson
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Rafael Garrido Gil d. 1986 · military personnel
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gil.
- Gigli 179 · U.S. census
- Giglio 4,586 · U.S. census
- Gigliotti 3,341 · U.S. census
- Gignac 841 · U.S. census
- Gigon 117 · U.S. census
- Gigot 136 · U.S. census
- Gilardi 531 · U.S. census
- Gilbert 114,940 · U.S. census
- Giles 40,598 · U.S. census
- Gilette 137 · U.S. census
- Gilg 203 · U.S. census
- Gilger 492 · U.S. census
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