Gidley Surname
Approximately 2,786 people bear this surname
Gidley Surname Definition:
A parish in Devonshire. Gidley Castle, a fragmentary ruin, still belongs to the family.
Gidley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,732 | 1:209,272 | 20,476 |
| England | 589 | 1:94,598 | 10,105 |
| Australia | 284 | 1:95,055 | 10,817 |
| Israel | 74 | 1:115,644 | 12,871 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 520 | 1:46,876 | 5,805 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 352 | 1:142,667 | 13,398 |
Gidley (44) may also be a first name.
Gidley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A parish in Devonshire. Gidley Castle, a fragmentary ruin, still belongs to the family.
From Gidleigh; a location name in Devon.
The Gidleys of Gidleigh, an ancient and an honourable family, came into the possession of the manor of Holcombe, Winkleigh, in the 17th century, and there they have since resided or held property. Bartholomew Gidley was a prominent supporter of Charles II. before the Restoration (Worthy's "Winkleigh").
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Gidley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gidley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gidley is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gidley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gidley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 157,049th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,615,774 people. The last name Gidley is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gidley live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 44 people.
The last name Gidley is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,732 people, or 1 in 209,272. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Gidley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gidley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gidley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gidley surname is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gidley last name are 16.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.1% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gidley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $46,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $55,138 CAD per year.
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