Gentles Surname

98,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Gentles Surname Definition:

A current surname.

Gentles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1,8781:1,528261
United States1,1701:309,79428,417
England5631:98,96610,472
Canada3781:97,47510,598
Scotland2621:20,4342,370
Australia2321:116,36112,902
South Africa1881:288,17928,102
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Wales171:182,03112,022
Cayman Islands111:5,808770
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2771:13,5131,568
England571:427,63825,025
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gentles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A current surname.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Gentles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gentles is most common in Jamaica. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gentles click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentles? popularity and diffusion

It is the 98,833rd most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,519,822 people. Gentles occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Gentles live; 39 percent live in Caribbean and 39 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most widely held in Jamaica, where it is carried by 1,878 people, or 1 in 1,528. In Jamaica it is primarily found in: Middlesex County, where 40 percent live, Cornwall County, where 39 percent live and Surrey County, where 21 percent live. Not including Jamaica it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Gentles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gentles has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 14,625 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 988 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 389 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gentles Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gentles last name are 2.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gentles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.27% less than the national average, earning R 144,324 per year; in United States they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning $47,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $57,587 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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