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Origin Displayed: Spanish
Origins Available: Scottish, Spanish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gil, Gill, Gílez, Gilez, Gíldez, Gildez and others.First found in the mountains of Santander, in the region of Cantabria, in the centre-north of the peninsula. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antonio Gil, who came to Chile in 1555; Ana Jimenez Gil, who arrived in New Spain in 1577; Andres Gil, who settled in New Spain in 1578; Bartolome Gil, who came to New Granada in 1582. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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Suggested Readings for the name GillBaxter-Short, Miller-Gill, and Related Families by Mary Cynthia Harrell, The Descendants of Thomas & Sarah (Bennett) Gill and Related Families, Including English Emigrants, Palatines, Puritans, Mayflower Immigrants, and Royal Lineage by Vivian York Simms. Some noteworthy people of the name Gill- Lesley Gill, American author and a professor of anthropology at Vanderbilt University
- Major-General William Hanson Gill (1886-1976), American Commanding General 32nd Division, New Guinea-Philippines (1943-1946)
- Albert Gill VC (1879-1916), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Ian Gill (b. 1955), Australian-Canadian writer and award-winning filmmaker
- Evan Gill, Canadian High Commissioner to Australia from 1962 to 1965
- Terry Gill (b. 1940), British-born actor who carved a nichè in Australian television playing police officers
- Arthur Eric Rowton Gill (1881-1940), English sculptor
- Peter "Pete" Gill (b. 1951), English heavy metal drummer
- Thomas Francis "Frank" Gill (1917-1982), New Zealand politician of the National Party and an Air Commodore in the RNZAF
Gill, sept of the Clan MacDonaldIs your family of Scottish descent? If so, you can proudly display the MacDonald Clan Badge. This clan badge is used by all septs of that clan. THE REGIONS OF SPAIN
Aragon, which is a region of northeastern Spain in the Iberian peninsula. Aragon has a proud cultural heritage and its own unique language. In 1137, the regions of Aragon and Catalonia united to form the Crown of Aragon, whose illustrious line of kings led the reconquest of the eastern peninsula from the Muslims. The Crown of Aragon extended its Mediterranean empire with the recapture of Mallorca in 1229 and Sicily in 1282 and it remained an important power throughout the Middle Ages. In 1469, King Ferdinand of Aragon married Isabella of Castile and this union brought together the two most powerful kingdoms of Spain to create a united Spanish nation.
 MoreTHE MOORSFollowing the decline of the Roman Empire, in the 5th century AD, the Visigoths came to control the peninsula. Part of the Visigothic legacy to Spanish civilization was the introduction of the institution of monarchy. Several centuries later, in 711, the Visigothic kingdom in Spain was invaded by Muslims. Aside from a nucleus of resistance which was maintained in the north, the Muslim victory was complete by the year 718.
MoreSPAINSpain, which is presently a state that includes the Balearic and Canary Islands and is in southwestern Europe, was originally settled by the Iberians. In the first millennium BC, the Celts, who were from central Europe, invaded and began to mingle with the native Iberians. Later, Greeks and Carthaginians colonized the coasts; however, they were replaced by the Romans by the 3rd century BC. MoreTHE VISIGOTHSIn 420, The Visigoths captured Spain from the Vandals and proudly returned it to Rome. Unfortunately, 18 years later the Suevi overran the peninsula.
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