Jill

Jill Meaning & Origin

About Jill
The surname Jill is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Gille," which itself is a short form of the name "Julian." The name Julian comes from the Latin name "Julianus," meaning "youthful" or "downy-bearded." Therefore, the surname Jill is likely to have originated as a nickname for someone who was youthful or had a youthful appearance.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
đŸ’Ŧ Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Jill: 148
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 117,480
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Ranking information for the surname Jill is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JL
đŸ—Ŋ NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J040
đŸŽĩ Syllabic Pronunciation
JH IH1 L
🌐 IPA
/ʤÉĒl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JL', 'AL')
đŸˆ¯ Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J400

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jill in Braille

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

The name Jill in braille

How to sign the name Jill using Sign Language

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

The name Jill in sign language

Numerology