The Gilley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,906 people carried this name — #3,593 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,800 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (9,944).

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In print

Gilley in American newspapers,
1862–1919.

Newspaper page from St. Mary's Beacon carrying the name Gilley
St. Mary's Beacon 1862-04-03
Newspaper page from The Hazel Green Herald carrying the name Gilley
The Hazel Green Herald 1909-04-29
Newspaper page from East St. Louis Daily Journal carrying the name Gilley
East St. Louis Daily Journal 1919-04-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,168 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gilley in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

640 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gilley. The most, 160, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 242
Queensland 130
New South Wales 116
Tasmania 68
South Australia 64
Western Australia 13
ACT (Canberra) 3
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gilley.

Who carried it

People named Gilley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mickey Gilley
    Mickey Gilley 1936–2022 · actor
  • Elizabeth Susan Prittie d. 1933
  • Alfred Gilley d. 1922
  • Floyd Arthur Gilley 1902–1982 · politician
  • Paul Gilley 1929–1957 · songwriter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gilley,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States537 records

537 records of the Gilley name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 326
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 109
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 29
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 24
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Alan Gilley

    Born 1947; from Maspeth, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Paul E. Gilley

    Born 1920 in Virginia. Enlisted 1942 at Richmond; farmer from Lee County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1945, buried at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-West, Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catharine Gilley

    Arrived at New York in 1849 aboard the Huma from Dublin, aged 30; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 537 records for Gilley in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia72 records

72 records of the Gilley name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 45
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 12
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Dan Gilley

    Arrived in Victoria in 1889 aboard the Oroya, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George Gilley

    Gentleman of Toorak, Victoria; died 1949.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Gilley

    Died 1853 in Sorell, Tasmania, aged 24.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 72 records for Gilley in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada20 records

20 records of the Gilley name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 16
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Gilley

    Died 1934 in Belnan, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jean Ross Gilley

    Buried in 1977 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Job Gilley

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 20 records for Gilley in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Gilley name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. C. Gilley

    London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Gilley name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Louise Gilley

    Born 1904 in Plœuc-sur-Lié (Côtes-d'Armor); died 1996 in Fresnes (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Gilley name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph Gilley

    Married in 1770 in Rotterdam; born in Scarborough.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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