Gilland Surname
Approximately 3,038 people bear this surname
Gilland Surname Definition:
John Gillane sometime in Corslat, Dumbartane, 1656 (Inquis., 4172). James Gillan, member of Huntly Volunteers, 1798 (Will, p. 8).
Gilland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,592 | 1:139,838 | 14,561 |
| Australia | 145 | 1:186,177 | 18,652 |
| France | 121 | 1:548,948 | 74,759 |
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 24 | 1:184,578 | 9,087 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 69 | 1:353,266 | 22,372 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:106,949 | 5,179 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 634 | 1:79,209 | 8,361 |
Gilland (54) may also be a first name.
Gilland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
John Gillane sometime in Corslat, Dumbartane, 1656 (Inquis., 4172). James Gillan, member of Huntly Volunteers, 1798 (Will, p. 8).
Local. A town in Scotland.
Gilland Demographics
Average Male Gilland Height
176.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gilland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gilland is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gilland.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilland? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 146,026th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,398,797 people. The last name Gilland occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Gilland reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gilland is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 54 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,592 people, or 1 in 139,838. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.
Gilland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gilland has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gilland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gilland surname is primarily Catholic (42%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gilland last name are 23.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.26% registered with the party.
The amount Gilland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.97% less than the national average, earning 283,893 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.23% less than the national average, earning $37,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55% more than the national average, earning $77,007 CAD per year.
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Gilland Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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