Gildroy Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Gildroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gildroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
England771:723,61140,488
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Gildroy (11) may also be a first name.

Gildroy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gildroy occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gildroy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,082,743rd most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gildroy are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gildroy is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States Gildroy is most common in: Washington, where 33 percent reside, California, where 22 percent reside and Montana, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Gildroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gildroy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gildroy last name grew 940 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gildroy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gildroy surname are 16.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gildroy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.06% more than the national average, earning $49,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.05% less than the national average, earning $45,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guildroy931/
Gildroyd930/
Gildry921/
Gldroy921/
Gaildry86138/
Guildry8618/
Gildray861/
Gildrey860/
Gildrop860/
Guilldry802/
Geldry774/
Gildre771/
Sildro771/
Eldroy770/
Gildra770/
Hildry770/
Gueldry71246/
Gildres71193/
Gildred71118/
Hildrey7147/
Hildrop7145/
Geldrop7135/
Gildrie7110/
Geldray718/
Hildrio712/
Gildrad711/
Isildro711/
Gildris711/
Gildhri711/
Childry711/
Oyldroy710/
Childrey67863/
Hilldrop674/
Ildra672/
Gildress671/
Gildrech671/
Guildres671/
Chilldry671/
Eldro671/
Ildre670/
Childrop670/
Eldry670/
Gildrich670/
Hildroth670/

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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
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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 Gildroy
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