Gilfoy Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gilfoy Surname Definition:

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

Gilfoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
Canada1311:281,26426,302
England641:870,59545,570
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Gilfoy 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

Gilfoy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilfoy occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfoy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 611,703rd most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Gilfoy reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gilfoy is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 1,232,854. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 24 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 20 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 26 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Gilfoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilfoy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilfoy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gilfoy last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gilfoy last name are 4.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gilfoy earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.64% more than the national average, earning R 305,688 per year; in United States they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $46,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.81% less than the national average, earning $45,805 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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