Gillenwater Surname

125,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,644 people bear this surname

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

Gillenwater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillenwater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6311:99,82311,090
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

Gillenwater Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gillenwater is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gillenwater click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillenwater? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,010th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,999,875 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gillenwater are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,631 people, or 1 in 99,823. In The United States it is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 12 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and Virginia, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Gillenwater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gillenwater has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gillenwater last name increased 1,853 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gillenwater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gillenwater surname are 11.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.66% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gillenwater earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.51% less than the national average, earning $39,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.82% less than the national average, earning $39,341 CAD per year.

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Gillenwater Reference & Research

Gillenwater DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Gillenwater FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gillenwater
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