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").
Gidley Demographics
Average Gidley Salary in
United States
$46,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gidley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gidley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gidley has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gidley.
How Common Is The Last Name Gidley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 157,049th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,615,774 people. This surname 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. Gidley is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 44 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,732 people, or 1 in 209,272. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Gidley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gidley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gidley surname grew 492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gidley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gidley surname are 16.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.1% being registered to vote for the political 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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Footnotes
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