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Gilliland
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English
Alternative forms
en Gilleland
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of en gd Mac Gille Fhaoláin and en ga Mac Giolla Fhaoláin son of the servant of (saint) Faolán, a personal name thought to be a diminutive of ga faol wolf. Compare the surname en McClellan.
Proper noun
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en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Gilliland is the 2698th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13351 individuals. Gilliland is most common among White (93.7%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Irish surnames from Scottish Gaelic