The mcgillis Surname

mcgillis Name Meaning and History

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Iosa ‘son of the servant of Jesus’. Compare McLeish.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The mcgillis name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the mcgillis family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of mcgillis Families in the US in 1920

Number of mcgillis families

11-20

4-10

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
McGillis/MacDonald	CMellaney	0
Esther McGinnis m. James McGillis	TGB	1
Anyone know these McGillis	Helen Cooperrider	3
A.F. McGillis of Memominee, Michigan in 1895	BasketLady420	0
Donald McGillis/Catherine MacD, Lanc. 6, Lot 19	LaurieMcRae	2
Looking for information on John A McGillis born in the late 20's	Morningglory726	2
A New board Administrator for McGillis	Peter_McCrae	0
Annie Mcgillis	gebrodie	0
Amos McGillis	annmcgillis	7
email change	john mcgillis frechette	0

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