Gilkes Surname

101,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Gilkes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of William' or 'Guillaume,' from the nick. Gill, and diminutive Gil-kin. Possibly from Gill or Jill (v. Gill), but -kin was rarely added to girls' names, Malkin (Mary) being almost the only exception.

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Gilkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3831:40,2885,185
United States1,1911:304,33228,006
Barbados4751:605163
Guyana3331:2,289415
Canada3271:112,67812,031
Australia2901:93,08910,632
Trinidad and Tobago2211:6,172951
Panama1161:33,7261,903
Antigua and Barbuda821:1,209212
Wales461:67,2725,910
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Grenada241:4,522577
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines131:8,666751
Saint Lucia121:14,8981,270
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France51:13,284,544357,392
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Dominica11:75,891912
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4271:57,0856,751
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Gilkes (15) may also be a first name.

Gilkes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of William' or 'Guillaume,' from the nick. Gill, and diminutive Gil-kin. Possibly from Gill or Jill (v. Gill), but -kin was rarely added to girls' names, Malkin (Mary) being almost the only exception. Gilkes and Gilks are modifications of Gilkins, just as Perkes and Perks are of Perkins, or Dawkes and Dawks of Dawkins. And further, just as Guillaume gave us Gilkin, so William gave us Wilkin; and similarly, just as William gave us Wilcock, so Gilcock once represented Guillaume.

Cecilia Gilkoc, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilkinus de Braban, 25 Edward I: Freemen of York (Surt. Soc).

1753. Married — Samuel Watters and Eleonor Gilks: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

See Gilbert. This name was so common in the northern part of Oxfordshire in the last century, that, on the enclosure, in 1774, of some lauds in the parish of Swalcliffe, it was necessary to describe six claimants thus: —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gilks: The name of Gilks is now rather more numerous in Warwickshire, and reference is made to it under that county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Gilkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilkes (Russian: Гилкес) is most common in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gilkes.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilkes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 101,195th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,562,510 people. Gilkes is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Gilkes reside; 32 percent reside in Northern Europe and 32 percent reside in British Isles. Gilkes is also the 2,900,335th most common first name world-wide It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1,383 people, or 1 in 40,288. In England Gilkes is primarily found in: Greater London, where 21 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 14 percent are found and West Midlands, where 10 percent are found. Not including England Gilkes exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Barbados, where 10 percent are found.

Gilkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilkes has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gilkes last name rose 324 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 7,006 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilkes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gilkes surname is primarily Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gilkes are 5.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gilkes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% less than the national average, earning $47,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilkeys921/
Gillkes921/
Guilkes920/
Ilkes912/
Gilces833,027/
Silkes83145/
Yilkes8399/
Hilkes8386/
Gilkis8340/
Eilkes8322/
Jilkes8311/
Ailkes831/
Zillkes773/
Silkesh771/
Hilkest770/
Elkes73645/
Ilkys732/
Ilkis731/
Slkes731/
Clkes731/
Gilquest712/
Gilchess710/
Elkess67465/
Elkest67216/
Cilkez67136/
Gülkeç6763/
Elkies6741/
Jelkes6722/
Silkis6721/
Selkes6717/
Slekes6713/
Ehlkes678/
Elkesd674/
Elkeus673/
Helkes673/
Elkees673/
Yilkis671/
Gleces671/
Eelkes671/
Gelkis671/
Ailkis671/
Celkes671/
Gilcis670/

Gilkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilkes in the Russian language
Гилкесgilkes-

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