Gildersleve Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gildersleve Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with sleeves braided with gold.' Middle English gilden, Anglo-Saxon gyldan, to gild. Gilder is a corruption of Gilden, as the instances below will show. It is curious that the name should still survive.

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Gildersleve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:339,74424,836
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Wales101:309,45316,869
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

Gildersleve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with sleeves braided with gold.' Middle English gilden, Anglo-Saxon gyldan, to gild. Gilder is a corruption of Gilden, as the instances below will show. It is curious that the name should still survive. The surname arose in Norfolk.

Roger Gyldenesleve, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Gildensleve, Fellow of College of the Holy Cross, Atteburgh, Norfolk, 1421: History of Norfolk.

Robert Gyfdenileve, Close Rolls, I. Henry VI.

John Gildensleve, rector of Little Cressingham, Norfolk, 1588: History of Norfolk.

In the form of Gildersleeve this surname has reached the United States. The American Journal of Philology was edited, 1880-4, by Basil L. Gildersleeve (v. Quaritch's Catalogue, No. 88). The large list of Gildersleeves in the New York Directory seems to point to an early settlement in the new country.

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

(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

Gildersleve Last Name Facts

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

Gildersleve is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gildersleve.

How Common Is The Last Name Gildersleve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 988,329th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Gildersleve reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Gildersleve is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 339,744. In England Gildersleve is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 20 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 15 percent reside and Bedfordshire, where 12 percent reside. Barring England it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Gildersleve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gildersleve has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gildersleve surname expanded 586 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gildersleve Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gildersleve earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning $37,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.59% less than the national average, earning $34,483 CAD per year.

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