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The Gillard surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,099 people carried this name — #8,089 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,900 people counted. That is down 2% from 4,165 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Gillard surname

From a Middle English diminutive of the male given name Giles.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gillard» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,745 people named Gillard.

50 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 72 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 50
Paris 191
Nord 184
Morbihan 153
Loir-et-Cher 142
Côtes-d’Armor 107
Charente-Maritime 74
Ardennes 60
Indre 58

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 1,620 people named Gillard live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Namur 399
Liège 383
Luxembourg Province 312
Hainaut 197
Brussels-Capital 112
Walloon Brabant 105
Flemish Brabant 50
Limburg 50

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

214 people named Gillard live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 79
Fribourg 61
Geneva 23
Zurich 18
Valais 17
Neuchâtel 7
Aargau 5
Bern 4

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 86 people named Gillard 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 Chaco.

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

Where they live today

Chaco 53
Buenos Aires Province 33

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Gillard in American newspapers,
1904–1920.

Newspaper page from The Daily Ardmoreite carrying the name Gillard
The Daily Ardmoreite 1920-10-22
Newspaper page from The Red Cloud Chief carrying the name Gillard
The Red Cloud Chief 1904-09-23
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Gillard
Evening Times-republican 1907-04-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,409 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Gillard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Wal Gillard
    Wal Gillard 1874–1931 · Australian rules football player
  • William Gillard 1812–1897 · painter
  • Mary Dening 1831–1909
  • Léopold Gillard 1843–1910 · physician
  • Anne Eliza Gillard 1856–
  • Margaretta Gillard 1857–1923

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Gillard.

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