The Gilles surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,102 people carried this name — #8,082 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,900 people counted. That is up 9% from 3,770 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 7,193 people named Gilles.
155 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 98 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 2,166 people named Gilles 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 Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 139 people named Gilles 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 Entre Ríos.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
69 people named Gilles live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 print
Gilles in American newspapers,
1886–1899.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 846,138 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gilles,
with a public archive behind them.
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Edmond Gilles d. 1952
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Daniel Gilles d. 2020
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Jean Gilles 1350–1408 · Catholic priest
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Nicole Gilles 1420–1503 · historian
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Petrus Gyllius 1490–1555 · naturalist
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Pierre Gilles 1571–1646 · historian
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gilles.
- Gill 74,948 · U.S. census
- Gilland 2,439 · U.S. census
- Gillard 4,099 · U.S. census
- Gille 814 · U.S. census
- Gillen 8,462 · U.S. census
- Giller 946 · U.S. census
- Gillet 586 · U.S. census
- Gillette 12,724 · U.S. census
- Gilli 134 · U.S. census
- Gilliard 4,198 · U.S. census
- Gillig 461 · U.S. census
- Gillin 1,238 · U.S. census
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