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Where Does The Last Name Gilden Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gilden (Russian: Гильден) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Gildén. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilden? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 241,430^th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,403,351 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Gilden live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 832,731^st most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 125 people.

The surname Gilden is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,188 people, or 1 in 305,100. In The United States Gilden is most numerous in: Maryland, where 23 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Gilden Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gilden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilden surname grew 508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilden Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gilden are 0.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gilden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.73% less than the national average, earning R 140,856 per year; in United States they earn 15.27% more than the national average, earning $49,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.93% less than the national average, earning $46,238 CAD per year.