Gilgrass Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Gilgrass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gilgrass Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales111:281,32115,850
England91:6,190,895170,599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140

Gilgrass Last Name Facts

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

Gilgrass is most common in Wales. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilgrass? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gilgrass is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Gilgrass is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gilgrass live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in Wales, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 281,321. In Wales it is most prevalent in: Blaenau Gwent County Borough, where 73 percent live, Flintshire, where 9 percent live and Pembrokeshire, where 9 percent live. Aside from Wales this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 45 percent live.

Gilgrass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gilgrass has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gilgrass surname declined 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillgrass94287/
Gilgross880/
Gilgrease822/
Gilgreast821/
Hillgrass821/
Gilgray800/
Hillengrass743/
Glengross711/
Gelgra711/
Gilgreath711/
Hilgros672/
Gilgreu671/
Gillgreath670/
Zillgratt590/
Elgros572/
Slegray5391/
Zelgrad532/
Elghraz531/
Elgrace531/
Elghrraz501/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gilgrass
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