Gillhooly Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Gillhooly Surname Definition:

Mac Giolla Shúiligh An offshoot of O’Mulvey.

Prominent in Leitrim and Roscommon from the earliest times on record. A branch settled in Co.

Limerick. SIF 76; Map Leit

Gillhooly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gillhooly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Giolla Shúiligh An offshoot of O’Mulvey.

Prominent in Leitrim and Roscommon from the earliest times on record. A branch settled in Co.

Limerick. SIF 76; Map Leit

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Gillhooly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gillhooly is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillhooly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Gillhooly occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gillhooly live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 100 percent are found.

Gillhooly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gillhooly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gillhooly last name declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gillhooly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gillhooly last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Gillhooly earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

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