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

The last name Gilkes (Russian: Гилкес) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

It is the 101,195^th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,562,510 people. The surname Gilkes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Gilkes are found; 32 percent are found in Northern Europe and 32 percent are found in British Isles. Gilkes is also the 2,900,335^th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

Gilkes is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,383 people, or 1 in 40,288. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 21 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 14 percent live and West Midlands, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account England Gilkes exists in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Barbados, where 10 percent live.

Gilkes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gilkes has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held 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 declined 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilkes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gilkes surname are 5.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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.