Gilkeson Surname
Approximately 721 people bear this surname
Gilkeson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 652 | 1:555,919 | 45,866 |
| Northern Ireland | 33 | 1:55,910 | 4,502 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 193 | 1:260,200 | 21,388 |
Gilkeson Demographics
Gilkeson Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gilkeson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilkeson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gilkeson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilkeson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gilkeson is the 466,730th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. Gilkeson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Gilkeson are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 652 people, or 1 in 555,919. In The United States Gilkeson is primarily found in: West Virginia, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Gilkeson occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Gilkeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gilkeson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilkeson surname grew 338 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gilkeson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (62%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gilkeson last name are 5.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.55% registered with the political party.
Gilkeson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $43,523 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilkesson | 94 | 36 | / |
| Gilkeyson | 94 | 7 | / |
| Gilkeison | 94 | 0 | / |
| Gilkieson | 94 | 0 | / |
| Gilkison | 88 | 1,448 | / |
| Gilkyson | 88 | 68 | / |
| Silkeson | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gylkeson | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gelkeson | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gilkesen | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gilkisson | 82 | 0 | / |
| Ilkesen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Glkyson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Elkeson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gülkesen | 75 | 97 | / |
| Ilcheson | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gölkesen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gelkison | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gilkisan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gylkyson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jilkison | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gylkison | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hilcheson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Elkesjohn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gilchison | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gilkissen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Elkison | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yolkesen | 63 | 43 | / |
| Elcheson | 63 | 17 | / |
| Elkeshan | 63 | 9 | / |
| Selkesen | 63 | 2 | / |
| Cölkesen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ellkison | 63 | 0 | / |
| Elcesson | 63 | 0 | / |
| Glequison | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hilkhuysen | 56 | 62 | / |
| Hilkhuizen | 56 | 1 | / |
| Hilkhuijsen | 53 | 91 | / |
| Elcison | 53 | 1 | / |
| Elchison | 50 | 24 | / |
| Elchesen | 50 | 16 | / |
| Hillkhuijsen | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gilkeson
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