Gilbride Surname

188,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gilbride Surname Definition:

G, Gille Brighde, 'S. Bride's servant.' Gilbride or Gillebride was a common name in the middle ages but is now little used. Gilbertus or Gilbert, which see, was early conceived to be its equivalent and eventually superseded it, e.g., Gilbert or Gilbreid McGloid, a tenant in Tlree, 1541 (ER.

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Gilbride Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5021:241,31823,050
England2611:213,47918,261
Ireland2071:22,7482,249
Scotland751:71,3845,479
Canada651:566,85547,218
Northern Ireland541:34,1673,366
Australia541:499,92037,885
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2451:18,0812,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:184,62816,354

Gilbride Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

G, Gille Brighde, 'S. Bride's servant.' Gilbride or Gillebride was a common name in the middle ages but is now little used. Gilbertus or Gilbert, which see, was early conceived to be its equivalent and eventually superseded it, e.g., Gilbert or Gilbreid McGloid, a tenant in Tlree, 1541 (ER., XVII, p. 614). Gillbride was the name of the father of Somerled. Gilbryde Macgideride witnessed a charter of the lands of Duueglas (Douglas) to Theobald the Fleming, c. 1147—60 (Kelso, 107). Ggillebrite, earl of Angus, one of the witnesses to King David's protection to the clerics of Deer, c. 1150 (Bk. Deer) appears c. 1178—98 as Gilbride or Gillebrid (RAA., I, 12,193). Gillebride, parson of Abirtarf, witnessed the great charter by Bishop Brice "de fundationis canonicorum apud Spyni," c. 1210 (REM., p. 43). Gillebride was one of the jury that made inquiry into the marches of Wester Fedale in Perthshire, 1246 (LAC., p. 26).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

GILLEBRIDE: Gael. The servant of St. Bridget. See Gill.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gilbride Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilbride is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilbride? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 188,491st most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,249,017 people. Gilbride occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Gilbride are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Gilbride is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,502 people, or 1 in 241,318. In The United States Gilbride is primarily found in: New York, where 18 percent reside, Ohio, where 12 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.

Gilbride Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilbride has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilbride surname expanded 552 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 842 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 16 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilbride Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gilbride surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gilbride are 0.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Gilbride earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.6% more than the national average, earning $49,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.24% more than the national average, earning $59,738 CAD per year.

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