Gellatly Surname

202,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gellatly Surname Definition:

For Golightly, q.v.

Gellatly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5681:638,13251,357
Australia4131:65,3657,815
Canada3421:107,73611,580
England3111:179,15816,199
Scotland2661:20,1272,350
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3851:9,7231,243
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Gellatly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Golightly, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, English) Variants of Golightly, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gellatly Last Name Facts

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

Gellatly occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gellatly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 202,708th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,547,978 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Gellatly are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Gellatly is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 568 people, or 1 in 638,132. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 10 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Gellatly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gellatly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gellatly surname expanded 1,535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,072 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 31 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gellatly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gellatly last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gellatly last name are 5.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Gellatly earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 178.79% more than the national average, earning R 662,520 per year; in United States they earn 12.24% more than the national average, earning $48,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning $56,595 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gellatley9428/
Gelatly931/
Gillatly8841/
Gellatle880/
Gellatli880/
Glattly80100/
Glatley8045/
Ellatla8014/
Yellatla753/
Glattley751/
Ellattla751/
Elatli7121/
Elatla711/
Glattli67214/
Ellotla674/
Glattle670/
Glaittli63122/
Yellattilli633/
Yellotla631/
Glaittle631/
Goilatle630/
Gleattler591/
Elatilleh591/
Elotla571/
Jylatla531/

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