Gillooley

Gillooley Meaning & Origin

About Gillooley
The surname Gillooley is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac Giolla Luaith, meaning "son of the servant of the calf." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a particular male ancestor. The name likely originated from a family or clan that had a connection to cattle or farming in ancient Ireland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Gillooley: 153
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 114,424
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Gillooley 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
KLL
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G04040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G IH1 L UW0 L IY0
🌐 IPA
/gillooley*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLL', 'JLL')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G440

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gillooley in Braille

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

The name Gillooley in braille

How to sign the name Gillooley using Sign Language

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

The name Gillooley in sign language

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