Gilkerson Surname

205,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,021 people bear this surname

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

Gilkerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilkerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8481:196,13619,339
England1111:501,96431,980
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3751:133,91612,757

Gilkerson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilkerson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gilkerson.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilkerson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 205,346th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,605,911 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Gilkerson reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,848 people, or 1 in 196,136. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 16 percent reside, West Virginia, where 16 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Gilkerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilkerson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 493 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilkerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gilkerson are 7.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Gilkerson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.91% less than the national average, earning $38,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $39,846 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Gilkerson
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