Giller surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Giller surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 946 people carried this name — #25,954 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 312,500 people counted. That is down 4% from 986 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

229 people named Giller live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Fribourg 88
Vaud 61
Geneva 20
Valais 17
Aargau 11
Basel-Landschaft 7
Basel-Stadt 6
Bern 6

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 68 people named Giller.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Haut-Rhin 20
Saône-et-Loire 7
Jura 7
Paris 6
Rhône 5
Orne 3
Haute-Savoie 3
Ain 2

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

In Poland’s population register

59 people named Giller have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 94 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

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

Where they live today

Silesian 25
Masovian 21
Lower Silesian 7
Opole 6

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Giller,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Agaton Giller
    Agaton Giller 1831–1887 · writer
  • Stefan Giller
    Stefan Giller 1833–1918 · writer
  • Stefan Giller
    Stefan Giller 1834–1918 · writer
  • James Giller
    James Giller 1870–1947 · cricketer
  • Franz Giller d. 1976 · ornithologist
  • Sebastian Giller 1631–1699 · pastor

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

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