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Where Does The Last Name Gilliland Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gilliland is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gilliland.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilliland? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 24,086^th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 324,352 people. Gilliland occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Gilliland live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828^th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 43 people.

The last name Gilliland is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 18,212 people, or 1 in 19,902. In The United States Gilliland is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Alabama, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Gilliland is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Gilliland Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gilliland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 693 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 464 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 347 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilliland Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gilliland surname are 24.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gilliland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.97% more than the national average, earning R 465,708 per year; in United States they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning $42,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $54,425 CAD per year.