Gilleron Surname

280,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gilleron Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilleron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,3441:49,4226,438
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Gilléron (1) are calculated separately.

Gilleron Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilleron is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Gilléron. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilleron? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 280,928th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,303,891 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gilleron reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 1,344 people, or 1 in 49,422. In France Gilleron is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 57 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Normandy, where 6 percent are found. Aside from France it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Gilleron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilleron has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilleron surname contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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