View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Gilespy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gilespy occurs in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilespy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 6,723,624^th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gilespy are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Gilespy is most widely held in Belarus, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,375,265. In Belarus Gilespy is mostly concentrated in: Grodno Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Belarus this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Gilespy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gilespy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilespy last name declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilespy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gilespy surname is chiefly Catholic (40%) in Ireland.