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Gil or Kil (Korean: 길) is a Korean family name. The 2015 South Korean census found that there were 38,173 people with this family name. [ 1 ] The most well-known clan is the Haepyeong Gil clan .
Gil is a surname of multiple origins, including Spanish ("naive", "innocent"), Polish ("bullfinch"), and Hebrew (גיל, "joy"). Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include:
as a surname, an anglicization of the Scottish or Irish patronymic McGill (or Mac Gille, Mac An Ghoill and variants), also derived from the origins of the same English name. Indian subcontinent in Punjab, a clan of Jats and Ramgharias ( ਗਿੱਲ or گل ), it may be derived from the Punjabi word 'gil' meaning "moisture".
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Another origin of the surname Gilmore is Irish, with two separate meanings. In County Armagh, the name is an Anglicised form of Mac Giolla Mhura "servant of St. Mura" (of Fahan, County Donegal). [2] In County Sligo, Gilmore is an Anglicisation of Mac Giolla Mhir meaning "son of the spirited lad". [2]
The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (김), followed by Lee (이) and Park (박). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics (currently 2015) as the basis. No such data is available from North Korea.
In many cases it is derived from a Scottish Gaelic name, Gille Chrìost, Gille Chriosd, [1] [2] meaning "servant of Christ" (i.e. gilla "servant", chriosd "Christ"). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Surnames of similar origins include MacGilchrist and McGilchrist , which are usually derived from Mac Giolla Chriosd or, literally, "son of the servant of Christ".
Shergill is a surname and clan of Jats, its parent clan is Gill. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to oral history, the founding progenitor of the clan was a man named Shergill, who was the son of Gill. [ 2 ] The Majithia family belong to this clan.
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