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 occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillenwater? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,010th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,999,875 people. The surname is primarily 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.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,631 people, or 1 in 99,823. In The United States Gillenwater is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 12 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and Virginia, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Gillenwater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gillenwater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gillenwater surname grew 1,853 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gillenwater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gillenwater are 11.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.66% registered with 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis