Gilkison Surname

269,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,448 people bear this surname

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

Gilkison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilkison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1891:304,84428,044
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Australia481:562,41041,290
England421:1,326,62059,571
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland581:64,5383,942
Wales31:522,80514,314
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

Gilkison Last Name Facts

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

Gilkison is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilkison? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 269,545th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,032,836 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Gilkison are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Gilkison is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,189 people, or 1 in 304,844. In The United States Gilkison is most common in: Ohio, where 17 percent are found, Kentucky, where 14 percent are found and Oregon, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Gilkison occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Gilkison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilkison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilkison surname expanded 556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilkison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gilkison are 14.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gilkison earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,668 USD 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
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