Gieve Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Gieve Surname Definition:

Or Gives (Robson). Perhaps from Guifosse in the Cotentin. Robert de Gauiz of England, 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Richard Geves, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

Gieve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gieve (30) may also be a first name.

Gieve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or Gives (Robson). Perhaps from Guifosse in the Cotentin. Robert de Gauiz of England, 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Richard Geves, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Gieve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gieve is found most in England. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gieve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Gieve is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Gieve live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. Gieve is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 30 people.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Gieve is most common in: Greater London, where 58 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 25 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 8 percent are found. Barring England Gieve is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Gieve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gieve has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gieve surname declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gieve Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giever9173/
Gieves910/
Give89977/
Geve89189/
Gievett831/
Gever802,835/
Sieve80594/
Geyve80517/
Ghive80433/
Geeve80351/
Ngeve80332/
Giver80281/
Zieve80223/
Giveh80220/
Guive80204/
Gevez80166/
Givet80128/
Gueve80108/
Gives8083/
Geves8054/
Gevet8045/
Givey8032/
Gevee8027/
Givee8026/
Ngive8022/
Goive8022/
Gaive8015/
Givez804/
Givei802/
Giewe802/
Gaeve801/
Gibee801/
Gheve801/
Givea801/
Gevea801/
Gevei801/
Goeve800/
Geeves731,480/
Guiver731,009/
Ng'eve73788/
Gevher73715/
Giæver73254/
Geever73223/
Gaibee73142/
Gievoy73124/
Gevehr73120/
Guives73101/
Guevea7366/
Sievey7324/
Guivet7322/
Gaivez7320/
Givetz7318/
Guived7318/
Givets7315/
Gievis7313/
Gueved7312/
Gaiwee735/
Gueves734/
Guever733/
Giebey732/
Sievei732/
Nge've731/
Dgives731/
Guevez731/
Geyver731/
Giveet731/
Gheved731/
Ziever731/
Gaiver731/
Gueive731/
Giesue731/
Gievit731/
Giewej731/
Ghiove731/
Gaives731/
Gaiveu731/
Gisuee731/
Giveea731/
Giewer730/
Goevey730/
Gove6732,163/
Sive678,723/
Gebe674,600/
Gibe673,221/
Seve672,680/
Gave672,454/
Geue671,175/
Gewe67986/
Jeve67701/
Giwe67637/
Zive67402/
Cive67351/
Givi67315/
Gevi67286/
Zeve67217/
Jive67112/
Göve6798/
Ceve6789/
Gievaya6761/
Gyve675/
Guevehr675/
Gievich674/
Gevy674/
Guisver673/
Ghaibee673/
Ngiewei672/
Givy672/
Ngieweh671/
Gueaves671/
Gueives671/
Givj671/
Gaivett670/

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