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The Gilland surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,439 people carried this name — #12,670 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 120,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 2,255 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Gilland.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Haute-Savoie.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Haute-Savoie 25
Hérault 10
Gard 4
Ardèche 3
Vaucluse 3
Seine-et-Marne 3
Paris 2
Oise 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Gilland in American newspapers,
1902–1920.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Gilland
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1920-01-19
Newspaper page from The Carlisle Arrow carrying the name Gilland
The Carlisle Arrow 1913-11-21
Newspaper page from The Wheatland World carrying the name Gilland
The Wheatland World 1902-11-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,128 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Gilland,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Steven W. Gilland
    Steven W. Gilland 1968– · military officer
  • Jerome Gilland 1815–1854 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

When the index is not enough

This page says where Gilland is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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