Gilliespie Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gilliespie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilliespie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland411:91,2984,744
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Gilliespie Last Name Facts

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

Gilliespie is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilliespie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gilliespie is the 2,020,555th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Gilliespie live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States Gilliespie is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

Gilliespie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilliespie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilliespie surname grew 245 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilliespie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gilliespie last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gilliespie last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gilliespie earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.64% less than the national average, earning $31,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $53,689 CAD per year.

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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 Gilliespie
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