Gilchriest Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gilchriest Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The servant of Christ.

Gilchriest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3651:993,03873,486
England511:1,092,51152,584
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland601:73,8315,346
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Gilchriest Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The servant of Christ.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gilchriest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilchriest occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilchriest? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 664,903rd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. The surname Gilchriest occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Gilchriest are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gilchriest is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 993,038. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 47 percent reside, New York, where 18 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Ireland, where 7 percent reside.

Gilchriest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilchriest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilchriest last name increased 514 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 48 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilchriest Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gilchriest are 14.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.12% registered to vote for the party.

Gilchriest earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,832 USD per year.

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