Gilfoil Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gilfoil Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of the servant or devotee of St. Paul.

Gilfoil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:224,19118,990

Gilfoil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of the servant or devotee of St. Paul.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gilfoil Last Name Facts

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

Gilfoil is most common in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gilfoil click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfoil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,235,409th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Gilfoil live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 2,107,319. In The United States Gilfoil is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 19 percent are found, Missouri, where 14 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Gilfoil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilfoil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilfoil surname declined 23 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilfoil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gilfoil last name are 7.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gilfoil earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.78% more than the national average, earning $56,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $50,364 CAD per year.

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