Last Name GASKILL

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Meaning Local: Of Gaisgill, a hemlet two miles from Tebay, county Westmoreland. A compound of 'gill,' a narrow ravine. The hamlet of Gaisgill being on the Yorkshire border, it is easy to see why the surname is found in the Poll Tax (1379) for West Riding Yorks.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 5,729 (2000 US census) 6,082 (1990 US census)
Count 5,544 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.77%, or 5254 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.58%, or 143 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.31%, or 17 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.31%, or 17 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.81%, or 45 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.23%, or 68 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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