Gillilland Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

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

Gillilland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillilland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Gillilland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gillilland is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gillilland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillilland? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,436,415th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gillilland reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States Gillilland is primarily found in: Michigan, where 34 percent reside, New York, where 18 percent reside and Virginia, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 8 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Gillilland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gillilland has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 187 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gillilland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gillilland last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.

Gillilland earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.29% more than the national average, earning $50,609 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gililland95510/
Gillillan953/
Gllilland950/
Gillillannd950/
Gillilliand950/
Gellilland900/
Gillillon840/
Gillellan840/
Gellelland800/
Gilhland780/
Gleland711/
Clillan710/
Clelland674,692/
Hilhland670/
Cleelland630/
Cleland5913,607/
Clellan59126/
Cleleand565/
Slillion560/
Clelan50122/

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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 Gillilland
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