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Where Does The Last Name Gilhooly Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gilhooly is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilhooly? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Gilhooly is the 209,713^th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,699,262 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Gilhooly are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 859 people, or 1 in 421,955. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 22 percent reside, Illinois, where 16 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States Gilhooly occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Scotland, where 10 percent reside.

Gilhooly Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gilhooly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilhooly last name grew 1,867 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 69 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilhooly Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gilhooly surname is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gilhooly are 2.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.07% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gilhooly earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.53% more than the national average, earning $50,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.6% more than the national average, earning $55,942 CAD per year.