The Gilman surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,946 people carried this name — #3,003 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,700 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (11,948).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Gilman.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 35 people named Gilman 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 City of Buenos Aires.
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 Poland’s population register
33 people named Gilman have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 47 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 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
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Gilman in American newspapers,
1913–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 209,799 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gilman,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Gilman 1738–1806 · judge -
Rebecca Ives Gilman 1745–1823 · writer -
Rebecca Ives Gilman 1746–1823 · writer
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John Taylor Gilman 1753–1828 · politician -
Nicholas Gilman 1755–1814 · politician -
John Gilman d. 1708 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gilman.
- Gillmann 106 · U.S. census
- Gillo 181 · U.S. census
- Gillon 1,429 · U.S. census
- Gillot 133 · U.S. census
- Gillotte 209 · U.S. census
- Gilly 608 · U.S. census
- Gilmer 6,697 · U.S. census
- Gilot 360 · U.S. census
- Gilson 7,271 · U.S. census
- Gimbert 229 · U.S. census
- Gimenes 203 · U.S. census
- Gimenez 2,975 · U.S. census
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