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Gilliland Family History
Gilliland Genealogy & Family TreeGilliland is a Scottish name from Midlothian, Scotland, where the family held lands. It comes from the Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain which means "son of the servant of St. Fillan," a given name from the Gaelic faol which means "wolf." The earliest known ancestor--Captain Gilbert McGillolane--was recorded in 1330. The family motto is Duram sed certissimum which means "Hard but most sure."
Other spellings include "Gilleland," "Gillieland," "Gillesland," "Gillisland," and "Gillerland." Notable people with the surname include American actor Richard Gilliland (Star Kid, A Killing in a Small Town, Bug), American producer Eric Gilliland (Roseanne, My Boys, That '70s Show), and American NASCAR driver David Gilliland. The first Gilliland to come to America was John Gilliland in New England in 1685.
Gilliland Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Miranda Ellen Gilliland -- --, 1868 May 3, 1914 Kentucky
- Catherine Gilliland -- --, 1833 May 29, 1871 Kentucky
- Galen Elliot Gilliland -- --, 1834 May 31, 1903 Kentucky
- William Franklin Gilliland -- --, 1840 August 31, 1910 Indiana
- George William Gilliland -- --, 1856 October 18, 1857 Missouri
Gilliland Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas Monroe Gilliland -- --, 1792 December 0, 1870
- David Gilliland -- --, 1830 August 30, 1862 Ohio
- William Oscar Gilliland -- --, 1894 March 31, 1942
- Thomas Newton Gilliland -- --, 1880 July 9, 1943
- James Othel Gilliland -- --, 1901 June 26, 1978 Arkansas
