Gildersleeve Surname

168,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Gildersleeve Surname Definition:

(English) a nick- or sign-name from a Gilded Sleeve [Middle English gildensleve, gyldensleve; O.E, gylden, golden+slíefe]

Gildersleeve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2931:158,07216,138
England1441:386,93126,993
Australia781:346,09929,260
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montserrat11:4,947471
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6411:78,3448,287

Gildersleeve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nick- or sign-name from a Gilded Sleeve [Middle English gildensleve, gyldensleve; O.E, gylden, golden+slíefe]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gildersleeve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gildersleeve is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gildersleeve? popularity and diffusion

Gildersleeve is the 168,585th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,843,366 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gildersleeve are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,293 people, or 1 in 158,072. In The United States Gildersleeve is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Gildersleeve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gildersleeve has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 358 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gildersleeve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gildersleeve surname are 13.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gildersleeve earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning $43,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.29% less than the national average, earning $46,060 CAD per year.

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Gildersleeve Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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