Gilding Surname

288,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Gilding Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6101:91,3419,828
Australia3091:87,36510,087
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Canada661:558,26746,632
Trinidad and Tobago391:34,9743,476
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Falkland Islands71:44788
Wales71:442,07621,198
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2621:93,0369,584
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gilding Last Name Facts

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

Gilding is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilding? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 288,583rd most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,483,481 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Gilding reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 610 people, or 1 in 91,341. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 19 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Devon, where 9 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Gilding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gilding has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gilding surname expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,644 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilding Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gilding surname are 34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Gilding earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 50.21% more than the national average, earning 519,834 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.82% more than the national average, earning $54,290 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.34% more than the national average, earning $54,821 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilding93153/
Gillding932/
Gildings931/
Gielding931/
Gildding930/
Gildin92305/
Ilding923/
Gildng921/
Glding921/
Gilddings882/
Guildings880/
Hilding861,263/
Gildina86105/
Gelding8662/
Silding8620/
Yilding8614/
Gylding867/
Guildin863/
Ghildin862/
Ielding861/
Gildion860/
Gleding860/
Gieldin860/
Gldin836/
Gildn830/
Hillding8038/
Hildings8030/
Hildingh8015/
Sielding806/
Guelding802/
Guildinc801/
Gledding800/
Gilden771,655/
Elding77357/
Geldin7766/
Jildin7711/
Cildin778/
Gledin774/
Gildén771/
Göldin771/
Gyldin771/
Sildin771/
Hilldingh754/
Gildinova751/
Helding71329/
Geldien71128/
Gälldin7154/
Guilden7138/
Zelding7130/
Ealding7129/
Hildeng7121/
Gildden718/
Gylldin713/
Gueldin712/
Sildeng712/
Geldina711/
Gillden711/
Hylding711/
Gyldion711/
Gielden711/
Gaeldin710/
Gleddin710/
Gildeen710/
Sleding710/
Sledding6714/
Hellding6713/
Gueldeng671/
Tjelding671/
Heldings671/
Guildden671/
Glden670/

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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 Gilding
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