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

The last name Gentles occurs most in Jamaica. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 98,833^rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,519,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Gentles are found; 39 percent are found in Caribbean and 39 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most numerous in Jamaica, where it is carried by 1,878 people, or 1 in 1,528. In Jamaica Gentles is mostly found in: Middlesex County, where 40 percent reside, Cornwall County, where 39 percent reside and Surrey County, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Jamaica this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Gentles Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gentles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gentles 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 holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

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