Gilfeather Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gilfeather Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilfeather Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Scotland1041:51,4794,410
England521:1,071,50151,923
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Gilfeather Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilfeather has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfeather? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 708,658th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. Gilfeather is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Gilfeather reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 1,640,086. In The United States Gilfeather is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 22 percent are found, New York, where 18 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 25 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Gilfeather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilfeather has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 228 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 693 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilfeather Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gilfeather last name are 8.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.7% registered with the party.

Gilfeather earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.89% more than the national average, earning $62,520 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilfether95118/
Gillfeather9513/
Gilfather950/
Gelfeather900/
Gelfather840/
Elfather784/
Gilfiter781/
Elfater71136/
Silfate711/
Slfater710/
Gelfgate671/
Sølvfester601/
Selfate599/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gilfeather
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