Gilgour Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gilgour Surname Definition:

A variant of Kilgouh, which see. John Gilgour in Ruffle, 1735 (Dunkeld).

Gilgour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland171:220,1897,953
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Gilgour Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Kilgouh, which see. John Gilgour in Ruffle, 1735 (Dunkeld).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Gilgour Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilgour has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilgour? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gilgour is the 1,849,867th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 20 percent of Gilgour are found; 20 percent are found in North America and 20 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 5 percent are found, Arizona, where 2 percent are found and Illinois, where 2 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Gilgour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilgour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilgour last name rose 525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilgour Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gilgour last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Gilgour earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.08% less than the national average, earning $39,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilgouer931/
Gilgur9250/
Gilgor9236/
Gilour922/
Gilgore86237/
Guilgur8613/
Gilgurd8610/
Gilgurt863/
Gillour860/
Gilor83181/
Ilgur833/
Ilgor832/
Gilur831/
Ilour831/
Gaillour80116/
Chilgour802/
Gillgore800/
Gailor77552/
Elgour77280/
Gillor77135/
Guilor7787/
Gelgor7775/
Gilgar7737/
Glegor7713/
Gelgur7711/
Gilore777/
Yilgor776/
Gilaur776/
Ghilor772/
Gilotr771/
Giluer771/
Gitlur771/
Ilgoor771/
Jilour771/
Gleour771/
Giloer771/
Giloor771/
Gilord771/
Gilosr771/
Gilhur771/
Gailur771/
Iloure771/
Ailour771/
Gillur771/
Gillgower7586/
Guilhoure751/
Gillgaurd750/
Ilor73318/
Ilur7329/
Gailord7132/
Ghillor7118/
Gilloir7117/
Gaillur7117/
Guilhor7112/
Elgourt719/
Gillaur715/
Gillior714/
Gaillor714/
Elgourd714/
Gieslor713/
Guelour713/
Guilhourre713/
Ailgore712/
Hilgore712/
Giloire712/
Gelgord711/
Guilojr711/
Gelourd711/
Gailore711/
Gilyord711/
Yilgoer711/
Gellour711/
Glegore711/
Giloore711/
Gillgar711/
Hailour711/
Isloure711/
Gilgard710/
Gelgore710/
Guislor710/
Gilgare710/
Ilgar673,679/
Gilar67683/
Ailor67481/
Illur67347/
Eilor67260/
Gelor67164/
Oilor67118/
Ilore6734/
Jilur6727/
Illor6726/
Gaylourd6722/
İlgür6720/
Islur6718/
Gillgard6718/
Gailleur6712/
Gilgaire6711/
Ilaur679/
Gaillord678/
Ailur677/
Gleor677/
Elour677/
Hilur676/
Hilor675/
Elgor674/
Ghillore672/
Jilor672/
Iloir672/
Iluur672/
Islor671/
Uilur671/
Iloor671/
Ilior671/
Ilure671/
Gelur671/
Iluor671/
Iolor671/
Ailengor670/

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