Gilderson Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gilderson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilderson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:844,21344,691
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gilderson (375) may also be a first name.

Gilderson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilderson occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gilderson.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilderson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,628,521st most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Gilderson live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 448,097th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 375 people.

It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 844,213. In England Gilderson is most common in: Greater London, where 36 percent are found, Essex, where 17 percent are found and Suffolk, where 14 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Gilderson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilderson has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gilderson last name increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilderson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gilderson surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gilderson earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.3% less than the national average, earning $30,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $53,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilderson95147/
Ilderson940/
Hilderson89150/
Gildersen890/
Gelderson890/
Childerson84107/
Hildersson841/
Elderson82204/
Hildersom789/
Helderson781/
Childersen740/
Eldersen712/
Elderjohn671/
Heldersen670/
Ildırcan5915/
Eldersham560/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Gilderson
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