Gillihan Surname

237,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,688 people bear this surname

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

Gillihan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6801:215,74921,012
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Gillihan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gillihan occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillihan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 237,729th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,317,267 people. The surname Gillihan is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gillihan are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Gillihan is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,680 people, or 1 in 215,749. In The United States Gillihan is primarily found in: Missouri, where 12 percent are found, Arkansas, where 10 percent are found and Washington, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States Gillihan exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 0 percent are found.

Gillihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gillihan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gillihan surname grew 1,366 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gillihan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gillihan surname are 0.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gillihan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $41,779 USD 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
  • 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 Gillihan
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