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Gilles History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

United States Canada Australia West Indies

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Gilles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gilles family

The surname Gilles was first found in Languedoc, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Gilles family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gilles research. Another 331 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1146, 1150, 1424, 1462, 1596, 1665, 1668, 1704, 1705, 1733, 1740, 1752, 1785, 1803, 1808 and 1815 are included under the topic Early Gilles History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gilles Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gilly, Gilli, Gilles, La Gilly, Les Gilles, Le Gilly, De Gilly, De Gilli, Le Gilli, Du Gilley, Du Gilli, Des Gilles, Jilly, Jilli, Jilles, De Jilly, De Jilli, Des Jilles, Gillis and many more.

Early Notables of the Gilles family

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Gilles Ranking

In the United States, the name Gilles is the 9,131^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Gilles is ranked the 380^th most popular surname with an estimated 11,054 people with that name. 2

Gilles migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gilles Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Gilles, who arrived in Virginia in 1658 3

Gilles Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Gilles, who arrived in Virginia in 1705 3
Melchior Gilles, who arrived in New York, NY in 1708 3
Markham Gilles, who landed in Virginia in 1776 3

Gilles Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Gilles, who settled in Philadelphia in 1812
Catherine Gilles, who arrived in New York, NY in 1836 3
Eliza Gilles, who arrived in New York, NY in 1836 3
William Gilles, who landed in New York, NY in 1836 3
George Gilles, aged 1, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 3
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Gilles migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gilles Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Michel Gilles, aged 25, who landed in Montreal in 1653
Theodore Gilles, who arrived in Montreal in 1653
Michel Gilles, who landed in Montreal in 1664

Gilles Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Archibald Gilles U.E. who settled in Carleton [Saint John City], New Brunswick c. 1784 4

Gilles migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Gilles Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Osmond Gilles, aged 48, a colonial treasurer, who arrived in Kangaroo Island aboard the ship "Buffalo" in 1836 5
Lewis Gilles, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Isabella" in 1837 6
Mary Gilles, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Isabella" in 1837 6
Osmond Horne Gilles, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Isabella" in 1837 6
Alfred William Gilles, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Isabella" in 1837 6
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Gilles migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 7

Gilles Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Edward Gilles Jr. settled in Barbados in 1680

Contemporary Notables of the name Gilles (post 1700) +

Ralph Victor Gilles (b. 1970), American-born, Canadian automobile designer and executive, President and CEO of Chrysler's SRT brand and Senior Vice President of Design at Chrysler
Todd Gilles (b. 1986), American ice dancer
Alexe Gilles (b. 1992), American figure skater, 2008 U.S. Junior Champion and 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist
Robert Gilles, American politician, Representative from New York 3rd District, 1882 8
Patrick Gilles, American politician, Supervisor of Bridgeport Township, Michigan, 2007-09 8
Geneviève Gilles (b. 1946), born Geneviève Gillaizeau, a French actress who was the lover of film producer Darryl Zanuck (1965–1973)
Jean Gilles (1904-1961), French General
Jean Gilles (1668-1705), French composer
François Gilles Guillot, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 9
Marcel Gilles Dagenais, Canadian economist in Verdun, Quebec

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) HMS BUFFALO 1836. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1836Buffalo.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ISABELLA 1837. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1837Isabella.gif
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 6) François Guillot. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html