Last Name GILLINGHAM

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Meaning Local: Of Gillingham, a parish in county Norfolk, near Beccles; a parish in county Dorset, near Shaftesbury; a parish in county Kent, near Chatham.
Origin English, Irish, South african

Rank 14,771 (2000 US census) 15,823 (1990 US census)
Count 1,844 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 97.07%, or 1790 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0.49%, or 9 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.87%, or 16 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.03%, or 19 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Scottish surnames

 Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...

English surnames

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Belarus middle names

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