McGillis

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”); compare McLeish.

Proper noun

McGillis (plural McGillises)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGillis is the 27707^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 868 individuals. McGillis is most common among White (85.37%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGillis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.