By incidence By incidence By frequency By rank. Synonyms of the name are Clusby and Glashby in Co. Louth, Clasby in Co. Galway and also, by translation, Bishop. MIF Scottish, Irish The servant of the bishop. A prompt servant; from speach, prompt. From Gillesbie; a location name in Dumfriesshire. DNA test information. Display Statistics on:. Earth Earth. Ireland Ireland. United States United States. Gillespie Demographics. Average Male Gillespie Height Average Female Gillespie Height Gillespie Last Name Facts.
Gillespie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation The occurrence of Gillespie has changed over time. Show All Similar Surnames. Search for Another Surname. Sir Robert Rollo Gillespie - , born in County Down, had an adventurous and distinguished career as a soldier in India, where he was killed in action. A coat of arms granted to the Scottish clan has the blazon of a silver shield, charged with a chevron wavy between three red heraldic roses.
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Teag Mac Giolla Epscoip, who was chief of Aeilabhra, in the barony of Iveagh, County Down. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. The Gillespie family crest or coat of arms came into existence many centuries ago. The process of creating these coats of arms began as early as the eleventh century although a form of Proto-Heraldry may have existed in some countries prior to this, including Ireland.
The new more formalized art of Heraldry made it possible for families and even individual family members to have their very own family crest, coat of arms, including Gillespie descendants. The Chevron Denotes Protection. Parchment Prints.
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