Gillbard Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gillbard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gilbert' (which see); v. Gibbard.

Henry Gilbard, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Gilbard, Norfolk, ibid.

William Gilberd, Wiltshire, ibid.

Gillbard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:364,17025,923
Australia521:519,14839,018
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808

Gillbard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gilbert' (which see); v. Gibbard.

Henry Gilbard, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Gilbard, Norfolk, ibid.

William Gilberd, Wiltshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Gilbert, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gillbard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gillbard is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillbard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,159,732nd most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gillbard live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 364,170. In England Gillbard is mostly found in: Cornwall, where 39 percent reside, Devon, where 28 percent reside and West Sussex, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent reside and Scotland, where 0 percent reside.

Gillbard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gillbard has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gillbard last name grew 588 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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