Gilfillan is a Scottish surname. It derives from the Gael personal name Gille Fhaoldin meaning "servant of (St) Faolen". Variants include Gilfilland, Gillilan(d), Gellan(d), and Kilfillan.Hanks, Patrick et al: The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press.
Notable people with the name include:
Andrew Gilfillan (born 1959), South African cricketer Bobby Gilfillan (footballer born 1926) (died 2018), Scottish professional footballer Bobby Gilfillan (footballer born 1938) (died 2012), Scottish professional footballer Bryan Gilfillan (born 1984), Scottish football manager and former player Calvin Willard Gilfillan (1832–1901), US Congressman Ceris Gilfillan (born 1980), British racing cyclist Charles Duncan Gilfillan (1831–1902), American lawyer, businessman, and politician Douglas Gilfillan (1865–1948), South African lawyer and plant collector Francis Gilfillan (1872–1933), Irish-American prelate Rev. George Gilfillan (1813–1878), Scottish poet and critic Gordon Gilfillan (1916–1982), Australian pastoralist and politician Hector Gilfillan (1903–1970), English footballer Ian Gilfillan (born 1932), Australian politician James Gilfillan (1836–1929), Treasurer of the United States James Gilfillan (judge) (1829–1894), American judge Jason Gilfillan (born 1976), American baseball player Jock Gilfillan (1898–1976), Scottish professional footballer John Alexander Gilfillan (1793–1864), British painter John Anderson Gilfillan (1821–1875), New Zealand politician John Bachop Gilfillan (1835–1924), US Congressman Rev. Joseph Alexander Gilfillan (1838–1913), Irish-American missionary Max D. Gilfillan (1894–1954), American college football coach and athletics administrator Merrill Gilfillan (born 1945), American poet Peter Gilfillan (born 1965), Canadian soccer player Robert Gilfillan (1798–1850), Scottish songwriter Ruth Gilfillan (born 1967), British swimmer
Fictional characters Habakkuk Gilfillan, in Sir Walter Scott's Waverley.
See also Gilfillan, Minnesota, a community in the United States Gilfillan Lake, a lake in Minnesota, United States Gilfillan Farm, a farm in Pennsylvania, United States
Whelan McClellan
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