The Gilmon Family Name

Gilmon is one more way Gilman has been written over the centuries. Its meaning, shared with Gilman, is “Little William”.

• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• The same family of names includes Gillman.
• Gilmon is listed among the recognised spellings of Gilman.

Gilmon coat of arms

Arms linked to Gilman and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Gilmon surname pack.