Gilly

See also: gilly

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Gilly

1. A diminutive of the female given name Gillian.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Gilly.

Proper noun

Gilly (countable and uncountable, plural Gillys)

1. A surname from French.
2. A suburban town in Charleroi municipality, Belgium.
3. A municipality in Vaud canton, Switzerland.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gilly is the 36736^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. Gilly is most common among White (94.08%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gilly”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 44.