Find out how popular the last name Gishie is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gishie.

Gishie, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gishie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gishie in America

Gishie is the 98099th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gishie surname appeared 185 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gishie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gishie to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gishie

The surname Gishie is believed to have originated in the Scottish Lowlands during the late medieval period, likely derived from the Gaelic personal name "Gisoc" or "Gisachus," meaning "hostage." This suggests that the name may have been borne by someone who was once held as a hostage or prisoner of war.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Gishie can be found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, a historical record of Scottish nobles and landowners who were forced to swear fealty to King Edward I of England. In this document, a man named "Waltero Gissok" is listed as a tenant in the county of Dumfries.

The name Gishie is also closely linked to the village of Gissing in Norfolk, England, which was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Gissinga" or "Gissing." It is possible that some Gishie families may have originated from this area before migrating to Scotland.

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the Gishie name was John Gishie, a Scottish merchant and burgess of Edinburgh, who was born around 1520 and died in 1587. He was a prominent figure in the city's trade guilds and served as a baillie (magistrate) on multiple occasions.

Another historical figure with the Gishie surname was Robert Gishie, a Scottish minister and author who lived in the 17th century. He was born in Aberdeen around 1620 and published several works on theology and religious doctrine, including "A Treatise on the Lord's Supper" in 1660.

During the 18th century, a family of Gishies was known to have resided in the parish of Kilmadock, Perthshire. One member of this family, James Gishie, was born in 1738 and became a respected landowner and farmer in the area.

In the early 19th century, a notable bearer of the Gishie name was William Gishie, a Scottish soldier and veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in Edinburgh in 1785 and served in the 92nd Gordon Highlanders, participating in several major battles, including Waterloo in 1815. After his military service, he returned to Scotland and became a successful businessman in Glasgow.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gishie

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gishie.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gishie was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gishie has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gishie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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