Gilder Surname

88,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gilder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the gilder.'

Ralph le Gelder. Riley's Memorials of London.

Gilder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7861:130,10013,713
England1,7631:31,6044,211
Australia3251:83,0649,628
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
Canada1141:323,20729,592
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Wales641:48,3524,540
India571:13,457,287231,997
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Israel241:356,56829,419
France181:3,690,151224,666
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7781:31,3314,158
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4671:107,53510,760

Gilder (2,376) may also be a first name.

Gilder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the gilder.'

Ralph le Gelder. Riley's Memorials of London.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The occupation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gilder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilder (Russian: Гилдер) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilder? popularity and diffusion

It is the 88,108th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,336,184 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Gilder live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gilder is also the 152,372nd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 2,376 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,786 people, or 1 in 130,100. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 25 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and Nevada, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Gilder exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Gilder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilder surname rose 597 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 6,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gilder surname are 5.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gilder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.15% more than the national average, earning R 382,956 per year; in United States they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $39,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $51,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilder92372/
Gildert92294/
Gildger922/
Gildder921/
Gildeer921/
Gildere921/
Gilderd920/
Gailder920/
Gillder920/
Gilde911,286/
Ilder91265/
Glder911/
Guildert861/
D'Gilder861/
Gildea834,710/
Gelder834,092/
Hilder833,806/
Gildir83442/
Gülder83233/
Silder83177/
Ildere8381/
Gölder8370/
Gylder8366/
Guilde8351/
Gildes8325/
Zilder8324/
Gildee8320/
Gildeh8314/
Gildez8314/
Gildey838/
Gildie838/
Ihlder836/
Gillde836/
Gilded835/
Gielde835/
Jilder835/
Gleder834/
Eilder832/
Oilder831/
Gldger831/
Ghilde831/
Ildeer831/
Gildre831/
Ildher831/
Cilder831/
Gildge830/
Glde802/
Gilderova801/
Geldert77390/
Guildea77294/
Gelderd77135/
Childer7781/
Göldere7766/
T'Gilde7749/
Guelder7728/
Geldere774/
Sielder774/
Hildert774/
Scilder772/
Hildere772/
Gaelder772/
Eildert772/
Geldier772/
Ghelder772/
Heilder771/
Hilderd771/
Hillder771/
Glederd771/
Gildets771/
Guildey771/
Jgelder771/
Oildher771/
Geldder771/
Guildes771/
Zildder771/
Gieldes771/
Gilldea770/
Goelder770/
Elder7357,783/
Gilda731,719/
Ildır731,086/
Gildi73941/
Silde73147/
Gelde73127/
Glede73110/
Gülde7385/
Zilde7363/
Cilde7332/
Jilde7323/
Gildy7314/
Gløde738/
Slder732/
Clder732/
Élder732/
Ildir732/
Gldde732/
Gölde732/
Gildê731/
Gylde731/
Gildé731/
Gldeh731/
Ildre730/
Geldeard7161/
Uijldert7160/
Ilderova7129/
Geldeart717/
Childier711/
Hilldert711/
Gildeová711/
Hildeard711/
Gueldere711/
Childert711/
Childerz710/
Helder6714,339/
Yildir672,373/
Gilday671,685/
Selder67844/
Sildir67833/
Zelder67723/
Hildre67484/
Eldert67288/
Geldeç67279/
Güldeş67264/
Sleder67224/
Geldes67200/
Güldez67198/
Gielda67177/
Guelde67158/
Cildir67114/
Elderd6790/
Hélder6780/
Geldeş6780/
Celder6775/
Geldez6763/
Jildeh6758/
Sålder6752/
Hildir6752/
Geldre6746/
Eldere6732/
Zölder6729/
Goelde6726/
Sölder6720/
Gledje6717/
Jelder6716/
Šleder6715/
Eldeir6711/
Gledde6711/
Güldes6710/
Zylder679/
Gledge679/
Gledes678/
Cleder678/
Gildiz678/
Nglede677/
Yolder676/
Eldier676/
Gledet675/
Guildi675/
Gildha674/
Hildér674/
Sldeer674/
Djilde674/
Gillda673/
Cölder673/
Sildey672/
Eldeer672/
Guildy672/
Ellder672/
Sildea671/
Gildii671/
Jildea671/
Eelder671/
Glddea671/
Gildaa671/
Gildda671/
Gildoa671/
Geldeh671/
Geldee671/
Geldet671/
Gledhe671/
Geldie671/
Geldei671/
Geelde671/
Gildai671/
Gildio671/
Geldea670/
Gildoy670/
Eulder670/
Ealder670/
Gelded670/
Hylder670/

Gilder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilder in the Russian language
Гилдерgilder-

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Gilder Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gilder
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