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

Gentles is borne by more people in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gentles? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 98,833^rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,519,822 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Gentles reside; 39 percent reside in Caribbean and 39 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

It is most frequent in Jamaica, where it is carried by 1,878 people, or 1 in 1,528. In Jamaica Gentles is most common in: Middlesex County, where 40 percent are found, Cornwall County, where 39 percent are found and Surrey County, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Jamaica Gentles is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Gentles Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Gentles Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gentles last name are 2.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.66% being 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.