Gillow

English

Etymology

From Welsh cil (“retreat”) + llwch (“loch, lough”).

Proper noun

Gillow (countable and uncountable, plural Gillows)

1. A hamlet in Hentland parish, south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5325).
2. A habitational surname from Welsh.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gillow is the 78821^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 242 individuals. Gillow is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.

See also

• Gillow Heath

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gillow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 44.