Gillanders Surname

220,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Gillanders Surname Definition:

Gaelic Gilleanndrais or Gillaindreis, 'servant of (S.) Andrew.' A favorite personal name formerly, now a surname. Gillendrias mac Matni was a witness to King David's protection to the clerics of Deer, c. 1150 (Bk. Deer). Gilandrias dapifer or steward to Thor filius Swani in the reign of David I (LSC.

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Gillanders Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3901:94,47610,305
England2781:200,42517,512
Scotland2711:19,7562,310
New Zealand2611:17,3503,044
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
Ireland1111:42,4233,272
Northern Ireland1091:16,9272,219
Australia1001:269,95724,430
Wales401:77,3636,557
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland921:48,1514,112
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3661:10,2271,300
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Gillanders Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gaelic Gilleanndrais or Gillaindreis, 'servant of (S.) Andrew.' A favorite personal name formerly, now a surname. Gillendrias mac Matni was a witness to King David's protection to the clerics of Deer, c. 1150 (Bk. Deer). Gilandrias dapifer or steward to Thor filius Swani in the reign of David I (LSC., p. 11). Gillandris filius Oggu was one of the perambulators of the lands of Clerchetune (Clerkington, Midlothian), c. 1141, and in 1152 as Gillandres was witness to a charter by Prince Henry (RPSA., p. 181,191). Glinn filius Cilandres was one of the witnesses to a charter by Malcolm, second earl of Atholl of the church of Dul to St. Andrews (RPSA., p. 246). Gillanders filius Alfwini (an Old English name) witnessed confirmation charters of Malcolm IV to the Abbey of Scone, c. 1165 (Scon, p. 8,10). In 1206 Duncan of Arbuthnot took possession of Kirktoun of Arbuthnott which belonged to the bishop of St. Andrews, under whom the lands were possessed by vassals named Gillanders (Warden, I, p. 254). The Gillanderses of Arbuthnott probably stood in the same relation to the see of St. Andrews as the Gilleserfs of Clackmannan did to the convent of St. Serf. Gillandres Macleod is mentioned in 1227 (APS., I, p. 91), and another Gillandres was one of the assessors of the lands of Dunduff, 1231 (RD., p. 111). Gradach Nickillandris (daughter of Gillanders), "ane excommunicate woman" is mentioned in 1666 (IDR., p. 317). The Rosses in the north are known as Clann Annas, and Gillanders as a surname is often equivalent to Ross. Some of this name have probably Englished themselves as Anderson, which see. See also Maccillanders. Gilleanris 1467, Gillenders 1816.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Gillander’s (Son): v. Gillander.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Giolla Aindréis (W) Almost exclusively of Co. Monaghan. It takes the form Mac Landrish on Rathlin Island. Glanders is an occasional synonym of both Gillanders and Landers. SIF

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
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Gillanders Demographics

Average Gillanders Salary in
United States

$50,775 USD

Per year
Rank:
384,902 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.71539E-5
Rank: 118,028 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
117.67%
Sample size: 96 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Gillanders Last Name Facts

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

Gillanders occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gillanders click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillanders? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 220,534th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,934,960 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Gillanders live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 390 people, or 1 in 94,476. In Canada Gillanders is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 45 percent live, British Columbia, where 30 percent live and Alberta, where 16 percent live. Besides Canada it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live and Scotland, where 15 percent live.

Gillanders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gillanders has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gillanders surname grew 993 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 121 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gillanders Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gillanders surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the party.

The amount Gillanders earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning R 233,376 per year; in United States they earn 17.67% more than the national average, earning $50,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $56,493 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilanders951/
Gillianders950/
Hillanders902/
Glanders89115/
Glandiers841/
Gleanders840/
Sellanders802/
Slanders7856/
Clanders7812/
Glandors782/
Elanders782/
Glenders781/
Zlanders781/
Sclanders74332/
Slaunders741/
Yolanders741/
Hylanders741/
Schlanders701/
Clonders670/
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