Gilcreest Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gilcreest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilcreest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:117,7235,959
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344

Gilcreest Last Name Facts

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

Gilcreest is found in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilcreest? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gilcreest is the 1,994,173rd most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Gilcreest occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gilcreest reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

Gilcreest is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 117,723. In Ireland it is most common in: Ulster, where 98 percent are found and Leinster, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Ireland this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Gilcreest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilcreest has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Gilcreest surname increased 114 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilcreest Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gilcreest surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gilcreest last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Gilcreest earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.99% more than the national average, earning $50,050 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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gilcreest
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