Gillham

Gillham Meaning & Origin

About Gillham
The surname Gillham is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Gille" or "Gill" which means "servant" or "boy." The addition of the suffix "-ham" indicates a habitation or settlement, suggesting that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked at a farmstead or village. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Gillham can be interpreted as "the servant or worker at the farmstead or village."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Gillham is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Gillham: 1,717
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 16,679
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.58

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Gillham based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLM
🗽 NYSIIS
GAN
🔊 Soundex
G0405
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G IH1 L HH AH0 M
🌐 IPA
/ˈgɪlhəm/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLM', 'JLM')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G450

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gillham in Braille

Here's how to represent Gillham in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Gillham in braille

How to sign the name Gillham using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Gillham using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Gillham in sign language

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