Gilliker Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gilliker Surname Definition:

GILLEKER: The 'dusky (ciar) lad.' Payment was made to Gilleger or Gileger, stalker, from the fermes of Tulibanquhere, 1461, and following years (ER., VII-VIII). Patrick Gillecor was messenger and sheriff to Rose of Kilravock 1501 (Rose, p.

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Gilliker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Gilliker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GILLEKER: The 'dusky (ciar) lad.' Payment was made to Gilleger or Gileger, stalker, from the fermes of Tulibanquhere, 1461, and following years (ER., VII-VIII). Patrick Gillecor was messenger and sheriff to Rose of Kilravock 1501 (Rose, p. 175), and Adam Gillekeir, tenant of Cally, 1508 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 269). As forename: Gilleker M'Mulich in Strathtay, 1480. See Macgillechiar.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Gilliker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilliker is found most in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilliker? popularity and diffusion

Gilliker is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Gilliker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gilliker are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Gilliker is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most common in: Merseyside, where 100 percent live.

Gilliker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilliker has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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