Gillen Surname
Approximately 18,670 people bear this surname
Gillen Surname Definition:
(Irish) Descendant of the little servant or youth.
Gillen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,413 | 1:31,758 | 3,966 |
| Gambia | 1,176 | 1:1,636 | 199 |
| Ireland | 1,088 | 1:4,328 | 735 |
| England | 994 | 1:56,054 | 6,787 |
| Northern Ireland | 884 | 1:2,087 | 427 |
| Canada | 650 | 1:56,686 | 6,691 |
| Germany | 576 | 1:139,766 | 16,949 |
| Scotland | 464 | 1:11,538 | 1,552 |
| Luxembourg | 348 | 1:1,668 | 179 |
| Australia | 316 | 1:85,429 | 9,880 |
| France | 197 | 1:337,171 | 50,874 |
| Mexico | 97 | 1:1,279,652 | 14,962 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:61,891 | 5,534 |
| Belgium | 46 | 1:249,927 | 30,800 |
| Costa Rica | 41 | 1:116,587 | 1,845 |
| Colombia | 34 | 1:1,405,120 | 10,559 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 998 | 1:4,439 | 763 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 145 | 1:168,106 | 14,298 |
| Scotland | 68 | 1:55,047 | 3,627 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,507 | 1:20,031 | 2,530 |
The alternate forms: Gillén (58) are calculated separately.
Gillen (485) may also be a first name.
Gillen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) Descendant of the little servant or youth.
Gillen Demographics
Average Gillen Salary in
United States
$45,391 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gillen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gillen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gillen (Arabic: جيلن, Russian: Гиллен) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Gillén. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gillen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 28,765th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 390,335 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Gillen reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gillen is also the 385,996th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 485 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 11,413 people, or 1 in 31,758. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Gillen occurs in 65 countries. It is also common in The Gambia, where 6 percent reside and Ireland, where 6 percent reside.
Gillen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gillen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gillen last name grew 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 109 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 686 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 682 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 5,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gillen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gillen last name is primarily Catholic (91%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gillen surname are 13.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.8% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gillen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.84% more than the national average, earning R 275,280 per year; in Colombia they earn 47.7% more than the national average, earning $33,531,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $45,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $53,240 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gillen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gillen in the Russian language | ||
| Гиллен | gillen | - |
| Gillen in the Arabic language | ||
| جيلن | jyln | - |
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Gillen Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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