Gaiters Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gaiters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaiters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Gaiters (19) may also be a first name.

Gaiters Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gaiters Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gaiters occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gaiters click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaiters? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaiters is the 1,079,669th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Gaiters are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gaiters is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held given name globally, borne by 19 people.

Gaiters is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 1,640,086. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 25 percent live, Alabama, where 24 percent live and Georgia, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Gaiters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaiters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaiters surname expanded 273 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaiters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gaiters last name are 19.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.07% registered to vote for the political party.

Gaiters earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.95% less than the national average, earning $32,814 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaithers9323/
Gaters92355/
Gathers862,539/
Gaitors8644/
Gitters8641/
Gayters8615/
Gaeters8610/
Githers865/
Gatters864/
Gasters863/
Geaters862/
Guiters862/
Aisters861/
Gahters861/
Aters83153/
Iters832/
Gatrs830/
Geathers80937/
Gautiers8025/
Gaethers805/
Gatherse801/
Gaathers801/
Goitiers801/
Geatters801/
Geters7757/
Auters7711/
Aterse775/
Athers774/
Haters774/
Eaters774/
Uiters772/
Itters772/
Isters772/
Gitars771/
Gators771/
Asters771/
Eiters771/
Atters770/
Aaters770/
Gauthiers7511/
Gichtters751/
Gauttiers751/
Gethers711,467/
Hatersh71872/
Hauters71238/
Easters71202/
Authers71166/
Goeters71112/
Hitters71111/
Atterås7175/
Ichters7167/
Hatters7161/
Hasters7160/
Austers7132/
Getters7124/
Heaters7118/
Eisters7113/
Geeters7113/
Gouters7112/
Heiters714/
Eathers712/
Gaytars712/
Eitters711/
Gathirs711/
Atersch711/
Hathers711/
Haeters711/
Histers710/
Eatters710/
Gaytirs710/
Heisters67456/
Heathers67265/
Haasters6746/
Easthers677/
Eters676/
Heitgers675/
Goutiers673/
Authersh672/
Getheers671/
Geethers671/
Getteurs670/
Atirs670/
Getthers670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaiters
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