Gilliland is a Scots surname. It is a variant of Gilfillan from the Gael, personal name Gille Fhaoldin meaning "servant of (St) Faolen". Variants include Gilfilland, Gillilan, Gellan(d), and Kilfillan.Hanks, Patrick et al.: The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press.
Notable people with the surname include: Alexis A. Gilliland (born 1931), American science fiction writer and cartoonist Alison Gilliland (born 1968), Irish politician Allan Gilliland (born 1965), Canadian composer Anne J. Gilliland (born 1959), American archivist Ben Gilliland (born 1976), British writer Robert Gilliland Beckel (1948–2022), American political analyst Billy Gilliland (born 1957), Scottish badminton player Brett Gilliland (born 1981), American football coach Butch Gilliland (born 1958), American race car driver Charles L. Gilliland (1933–1951), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient Chloe Gilliland (born 1990), Australian gymnast David Gilliland (born 1976), American race car driver Edwin R. Gilliland (1909–1973), American chemical engineer Eric Gilliland, American television producer and actor Ezra Gilliland (1845–1903), American inventor Gaelen Gilliland, American musical theater actress Hector Gilliland (1911–2002), Australian watercolor painter Helen Gilliland (1897–1942), Northern Irish actress and singer James Gilliland (1866–1952), British trade unionist John Gilliland (1935–1998), American radio broadcaster and documentarian Karen Gilliland (1977–2020), murdered Australian nurse and children's author Margaret Sylvia Gilliland (1917–1990), Australian biochemist Mark Gilliland, Canadian international lawn bowler Maybelle Gilliland (1906–1971), American track athlete Norman Gilliland (born 1949), producer on Wisconsin Public Radio Otho J. Gilliland (1892–1948), American football and basketball coach and school principal Richard Gilliland (1950–2021), American television and movie actor Thomas Gilliland (fl. 1804-1837), British journalist and theatre critic Todd Gilliland (born 2000), American stock car racing driver William Gilliland (1890–1961), Canadian politician
See also Whelan McClellan
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Don Gililland (born 1939), commonly misspelled "Gilliland", American jazz guitarist and composer Gilliland's Ranch, an alleged UFO sighting location in Southwest Washington, United States Gilliland-Reese Covered Bridge, a covered bridge in Alabama, United States Mount Gilliland, in British Columbia, Canada USNS Gilliland, a US Navy vehicle cargo ship