The Gillum surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,060 people carried this name — #6,676 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,920 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Gillum surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From a medieval variant of the given name William.

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

In print

Gillum in American newspapers,
1889–1924.

Newspaper page from The Yakima Herald carrying the name Gillum
The Yakima Herald 1889-06-06
Newspaper page from The Seattle Star carrying the name Gillum
The Seattle Star 1924-06-16
Newspaper page from The St. Louis Republic carrying the name Gillum
The St. Louis Republic 1902-03-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,003 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gillum in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

445 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gillum. The most, 78, date from the 1910s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 140
Victoria 105
New South Wales 98
Tasmania 84
Western Australia 14
South Australia 4

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

Who carried it

People named Gillum,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Leonora Georgiana Bell 1827–1914
  • William James Gillum 1827–1910
  • Jack D. Gillum 1928–2012 · engineer

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gillum,
in the records of 3 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 States213 records

213 records of the Gillum name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 134
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 55
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 10
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Thomas J. Gillum

    Born 1902 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Houston; yardman from Austin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Rickey Learoy Gillum

    Born 1946; from Franklin, Ohio. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Peggy Gillum

    Arrived at Boston in 1846 aboard the North America from St. John, Cape N.f., aged 24; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 213 records for Gillum in the United States.

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

Australia7 records

7 records of the Gillum name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record George Gillum

    Died 1839 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 20.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno Gillum

    Sailed from Victoria in 1861 aboard the Ceres, bound for Otago.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaret Gillum

    Married 1871 in Port Sorell, Tasmania, aged 42.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Gillum in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Gillum name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Harold Edward Gillum

    Died 1970, aged 63; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Catherine Gillum

    Died 1947, aged 74; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Gillum in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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