Gillgrass Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gillgrass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillgrass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:337,68524,727
Wales671:46,1874,386
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gillgrass Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gillgrass is found most in England. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillgrass? popularity and diffusion

It is the 921,780th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Gillgrass live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Gillgrass is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 337,685. In England Gillgrass is mostly found in: Cumbria, where 19 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 16 percent live and Lancashire, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account England Gillgrass occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Gillgrass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gillgrass has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gillgrass last name rose 232 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 192 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gillgrass Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gillgrass are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Gillgrass earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $43,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $47,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilgrass9420/
Hillgrass891/
Gilgross820/
Hillengrass803/
Gilgrease782/
Gilgreast781/
Gilgray750/
Gillgreath740/
Glengross671/
Gilgreath671/
Gelgra671/
Zillgratt670/
Hilgros632/
Gilgreu631/
Elgros532/
Slegray5091/
Zelgrad502/
Elghraz501/
Elgrace501/

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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
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  • 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 Gillgrass
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