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The surname Gillespie is either an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Easbuig, and the Irish Mac Giolla Easpaig, both of which mean servant of the bishop, or an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Filid Asbuig, which roughly translates to the bishop's lawyer..he given name is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Gille Easbaig (also rendered Gilleasbaig), meaning bishop's servant. The origins of the surname Gillespie are disputed.
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. This was dated 1175, in the Medieval Irish Records, during the reign of Rory O'Conor, known as The High King of Ireland, 1166 - 1175.ir Robert Rollo Gillespie (1766 - 1814), 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.