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GILLAN Family History

Recorded in the spellings of Gillian, Gillan, Gillen, Gillon, Gillion, Gellion, Jillions, Gillions, Jellings, Jillings, and possibly others, this is an English medieval surname of Norman and French origins. It is a dialectal variant of the given name Julian, itself from the Latin Julianus, and Juliana, its feminine form. They were both names of saints and both names were popular in ancient times. Early examples of the surname recordings taken from authentic surviving rolls and charters of the Middle Ages include: John Juliane in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1275, and Henry Julian in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk for 1327.