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

Gilespy is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 6,723,624^th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Gilespy occurs predominantly 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 is most numerous in Belarus, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,375,265. In Belarus it is most frequent in: Grodno Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Belarus it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Gilespy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gilespy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilespy surname contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilespy Last Name Statistics ^demography

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