Gildersleeves Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gildersleeves Surname Definition:

This queer name is found in the Registrar General's cabinet of oddities, and is doubtless identical with that which was borne by the Roger Gyldenesleve of the H.R.

Read More About This Surname

Gildersleeves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:1,071,50151,923
Liberia481:91,8447,477
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gildersleeves Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This queer name is found in the Registrar General's cabinet of oddities, and is doubtless identical with that which was borne by the Roger Gyldenesleve of the H.R. Did he, or some ancestor, wear sleeves largely embroidered with gold?

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(in U.S. Gildersleeve, in H.R. Gyldenesleve). An Irish name derived from some local name compounded of sliabh (pronounced sleeve), a mountain, moor.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Geldersleeuw; a location name in Holland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gildersleeves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gildersleeves occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gildersleeves? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Gildersleeves occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Gildersleeves reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Gildersleeves is most common in England, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,071,501. In England Gildersleeves is most prevalent in: Suffolk, where 38 percent live, Essex, where 23 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 15 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 39 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Gildersleeves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gildersleeves has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gildersleeves last name contracted 2 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gildersleeves
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis