Surname or family name gill has indian origin, most common language spoken by them is punjabi, they are originated andor found widely in punjab state. Another 96 words 7 lines of text covering the year 1200 is included under the topic early gil history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Sandhu jatt,mazhabi,chamarfound in most of punjab but are densely populated in amritsar,tarn taran,etc. The process of creating coats of arms also often called family crests began in the eleventh century although a form of protoheraldry may have existed in some countries prior to this. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Book gill definition of book gill by merriamwebster. Gil, gill, gilez, gilez, gildez, gildez and others. World gurudwaras will strive to be most comprehensive directory of historical gurudwaras and non historical gurudwaras around the world.
What are some of the surnames found among punjabis. The name gill is ranked on the 1,893rd position of the most used names. The most gill families were found in the uk in 1891. This was about 33% of all the recorded jatt s in the usa. Sidhu jatt,chamar,etcfound in whole of punjab but most confined to malwa region. Jatland libraryjat history books in punjabi jatland wiki. Pdf deeper roots of the gill, bhatti, sidhu, brar, toor. The sindhu jats is a mix jat clan of hindu, muslim and sikhs and living mostly in the north and northwest of india in many indian states and pakistan as well as in the overseas countries australia, canada, germany, uk and u. More information is included under the topic early gill notables in all our pdf extended. They are said to be descend from the raja of garh mithila. Sandhu in rootsweb surname mailing lists sandhu genealogy mailing list for correspondence and sharing of information pertaining to family histories of the sandhu surname and its variations. As they took up farming, they and the original jatt communities often merged, so it is often neccessary to go back to these times to truly find the origin of the family. Like if ur jatt last namesurname is listed here about. Some insects that live in water have a plastron, which is a kind of gill.
Gill view gill family names for northern ireland irish surname index. Jatt is not a caste but it represents a unique race the jatt people follow different faiths and are engaged in different professions. At one time, the bhattis ruled over the lands of northern india, pakistan and afghanistan, from mathura to ghazni. This essay proposes to present a certain amount of speculation about the history of a large section of the.
New york and 2 other states had the highest population of jatt families in 1920. Almost all saini surnames a gr88 site to find ur pind in pb. I just got bored one day and wrote a list of all the jattpunjabi surnames that i know of, some of them i am not too sure about. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our jattan research. S dulehtranslation from original punjabi work jattan da itihas by gurjant singh history of the jats by hoshiar singh duleh, first published in 2000, and now translated into english by prof. What are some common surnames among punjabi jatts and.
The most extensive center, rakhigarhi, is now a village in hisar district. Meaning son of gill, gill is an ancient baptismal name. It is not entirely clear in the case of many clans and surnames exactly to which subdivision of the kshatriya caste they belong. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the soomal surname lived. A name for someone who lived near a woody glen or a ravine.
Gull ghilawa is a gotra or surname found in the jat community mainly in rajasthan, haryana, maharashtra, himachal pradesh and punjab in india and pakistan. Gill definition is a unit of liquid capacity equal to four fluid ounces. Fundamental all languages english terms by semantic function names surnames from punjabi. List of top 10 jatt surnames with caste rankings jatt fatehpur. In 1920 there was 1 jatt family living in new york. Here are the top 25 surnames among punjabi people 1. They inhabit the states of haryana, punjab, up and rajasthan and are also numerous in punjab, pakistan, with small populations also found in baluchistan and afghanistan. Oct 10, 2011 haryana was the outermost location of the ancient indus valley civilization with centers such as banawali and rakhigarhi. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial. The same document gives gill as a common surname in county longford. It was first recorded in the domesday book in the northern county of yorkshire in 1086. Look for unknown cousins or relatives with whom you may have lost touch.
You can see how jatt families moved over time by selecting different census years. History of five jatt tribes sidhu, ranjha, tarar, dahiya, langah. It is a patch of special hairs that keeps the water away from the insects spiracles. This is the first time i have ever posted on usenet, i do not want to upset anybody by posting this article to this newsgroup as i was going to post this in soc. Jat sikh, also known by the more conventional endonym jatt sikh, is a subgroup of the jat people, and the sikh ethnoreligious group from the indian subcontinent. Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your gill family tree. Endings annex b both act as initial indicators of a names possible origins and. Welcome to the gill family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. The total jatt population was according to the 1931 census of india was 9,454 of which jatt sikhs were 116,194 or about 83% of the total.
From the norse \gill\, meaning \ravine\, the name means. Jones is an extremely common surname throughout the englishspeaking world, especially in wales and the united states. The total jatt population was according to the 1931 census of india was 9,454 of which jatt sikhs were 116,194 or. Wikimedia commons has media related to gill surname. The gill coat of arms came into existence centuries ago. I just got bored one day and wrote a list of all the jatt punjabi. Why do some scheduled castes of punjab have surnames like. Gill simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thats not saying that they arent jatt surnames, there are a lot that most people have not heard of.
Mar 31, 2010 list of jat gotras clans many of these clans are also crosslisted as rajput, khatri, and gujjar, especially sodhi, sial, kashyap, kakkar khakkarghakkar, rai, and walia. The surname may be a family name based on the name of the ancestral village, ex. United states ranked 435 out of 162,253 englandwales ranked 126 out of 500. He symbolized the revivalist, extremist and terrorist movement in punjab. Sikhs have a given name and one or both of a surname and a khalsa name. The jat people ethnic group which live in northern india and pakistan regions, have many different types of religions, professions and languages. Ystr haplogroup diversity in the jat population reveals several. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to britain and ireland. Hollywood is a familiar name in the western world for being the center of the entertainment and film industry, but throughout most of south. Sikhism rejects the idea,doctrine of caste system and most of sikhs only use the name singh,kaur with khalsa baptized ones use khalsa but there are some sikhs who. Gill name news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2019 learn how and when to remove this template message. Dictionary of american family names 20, oxford university press. Yorkshire had the highest population of gill families in 1891.
This section contains list of books on jat history in punjabi language. Sikh name, probably from panjabi gil moisture, also meaning prosperity. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our gill research. What does gill mean gill means dweller by a ravine or deep glen.
Jaat clans of haryana surname of jaats haryanas jaat. Pray for god to anoint and appoint workers to create relevant, culturally sensitive christcentered radio, tv, and films that will be. Or check the index of mailing lists for a soundalike name. Genealogy of sandhu sandhu historical records surnames. The jatt jat, jutt, jaat people are a community in the punjab region of northwestern india, often mistaken as a caste, in broader terms they are an ethnic group, similar to gujjars and pashtuns.
We estimate that there are at least 222700 persons in the world having. Actually jat is the correct spelling for jaats and. List of top 10 jatt surnames with caste rankings jatt. Machill view machill family names for northern ireland matheson surnames 1901 mackel view mackel family. Though, to westerners, gill seems like a familiar given name. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and. Sikh surnames sikh names gateway to sikhism foundation. More recently, numerous books have been written about indian history and scholarship has been attempted over the origins of the jats. Browse for all the origins, histories, and meanings. Its member mainly lives in punjab region east punjab and west. The gill genealogy and family tree page surname finder at.
The name of the river indus or dariyae sindh was in the ancient history of india sindhu. Jatt were the main people of rural class who were holding lands. In this post, i will look at the goraya, a large jat caste that is found mainly in the rechna doaba, in particular a region called the. Gill is a surname found commonly among people of the jatt race in northwestern parts of south asia. Dilip singh ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling jat clans in central asia. Evidence of paved roads, drainage system, large rainwater collection, storage system, terracotta brick, statue production, and skilled metal working in. The etymology of the term gurdwara is from the words gur a reference to the sikh gurus and dwara gateway in gurmukhi, together meaning the gateway through which the guru could be reached. Gill may be a surname or given name, derived from a number of unrelated sources. This includes names derived at an older stage of the language. Origin of the name gill the gill family history was found in the archives. Originally pastoralists in the lower indus rivervalley of sindh, jats.
The gill family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Uncover the gill surname history for the scottish origin. Posts about goraya jatt history written by newpakhistory. My belief is that the gill jats are from the caspian sea area. It is a welsh form meaning son of john and deriving from the middle english names jon or jone. After careful consideration of nsai guidelines and with a detailed health and safety plan in place, the gill education distribution centre is now operating. The gilani surname and the gilaki language and people from the iranian province of gilanare all related to the jatt gill tribe and all share the common gil root and this theory of the origin of etymology. Meaning of gill last name surname family name gill. The shergills are said to have come from this great tribe. He gained prominence due to his involvement in the 1978 sikhnirankari clash. Complete 2020 information on the meaning of gill, its origin, history, pronunciation, popularity, variants and more as a baby girl name. A history of the omega psi phi fraternity gill, robert l. Similarly, a woman born harjeet gill should become harjeet kaur or harjeet kaur gill. Lord gill as a surname, an anglicization of the scottish or irish patronymic mcgill in hebrew, a masculine given name or byname meaning jo.
In 1891 there were 6,222 gill families living in yorkshire. Gill and shergill jats this is one of the largest and most important jat tribes. Browse or post a query about your genealogy, surname origin, or family history in the gill surname forum. The lives and selected works of saints included in holy book sri. Different castes still exist today in some aspects of punjabi culture. Ghazni and lahore were seized by the king of bukhara in todays uzbekistan after a long period. Jatland libraryjat history books in english jatland wiki. Another 62 words 4 lines of text covering the years 1240, 69, 1460, 1697, 1771 and are included under the topic early gill history in all our pdf. Another 95 words 7 lines of text covering the years 1273, 1200 and 17 are included under the topic early jattan history in all our pdf. Book gill definition is a gill found in the horseshoe crabs that consists of membranous folds arranged like the leaves of a book. Deeper roots of the gill, bhatti, sidhu, brar, toor, and related jat and rajput clans. Scripture prayers for the jat gil sikh traditions in india. In theory the name would have a soft initial when derived from the first two of these, and a hard one when from william or from the other possibilities discussed in 24 below. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics like red hair.
You can see how gill families moved over time by selecting different census years. Punjab is an agrarian state and have agrarian culture in its roots. Actually, you can say that both are same because both forefathers are same and you talking about only one person who is jats. Pedigree charts and family group records are important genealogical tools, so bringing or creating on site a big family pedigree or family tree is sure to draw attention. Click the active link of the book to know more about it. Another 62 words 4 lines of text covering the years 1240, 69, 1460, 1697, 1771 and are included under the topic early gill history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Hill, will, bill, mill, dill, gall, guill, brill, pill, zill.
Forgive me and i am extremely sorry to all as i know, it is against sikhism to have castes. Easily share your publications and get them in front of. Therefore over recent years it has been difficult to retrace such surnames to caste, however since communities migrated to the west in such large numbers, many families from the same village came to the. A history of the omega psi phi fraternity hardcover 1963. Some adopted the surnames of their villages such as gill and rai, originally jatt surnames, or close derivatives such as shergill and kalirai. By the way does anyone know what caste the surname binepal is. However, here i am just going to give you some essential information about the list of top jatt surnames with caste ranking.