Galdwell Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Galdwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galdwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Galdwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galdwell is found most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galdwell? popularity and diffusion

Galdwell is the 7,117,718th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Galdwell reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most frequent in: Alabama, where 20 percent live, Arizona, where 20 percent live and New Hampshire, where 20 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 14 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Galdwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Galdwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galdwell Last Name Statistics demography

Galdwell earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.63% more than the national average, earning $50,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aldwell9397/
Goldwell8830/
Haldwell885/
Galdwill881/
Ealdwell881/
Gaultwell825/
Gouldwell823/
Halldwell821/
Altwell804/
Auldwel800/
Holdwell752/
Aultwell751/
Goltwell750/
Haldwill750/
Haltwell750/
Aldwlh7198/
Altwel714/
Holldwell712/
Aldwil710/
Gooldwill710/
Altweel672/
Altwehl671/
Oldwael670/
Althweel631/
Altwil5717/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Galdwell
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