Gilberson Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gilberson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilberson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Gilberson (393) may also be a first name.

Gilberson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilberson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gilberson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilberson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Gilberson is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Gilberson reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gilberson is also the 436,161st most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 393 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 22 percent live, Washington, where 22 percent live and Minnesota, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States Gilberson occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 43 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Gilberson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilberson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilberson last name contracted 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilberson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gilberson are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Gilberson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.2% less than the national average, earning R 89,832 per year and in United States they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning $48,625 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gilberson
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