Gillingham Surname

64,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gillingham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gillingham': a parish in Norfolk, near Beccles; a parish in Dorset, near Shaftesbury; a parish in Kent, near Chatham.

Gild de Gillingham, Dorset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Gyllingham, Norfolk, ibid.

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Gillingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5661:141,25414,665
England2,1611:25,7833,526
Canada1,7881:20,6072,843
Australia7811:34,5664,554
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Scotland781:68,6395,330
Wales711:43,5854,199
France421:1,581,493147,826
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Croatia71:604,08640,820
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2711:19,1782,760
Guernsey341:960161
Wales331:47,5282,451
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5711:87,9499,123

Gillingham (13) may also be a first name.

Gillingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gillingham': a parish in Norfolk, near Beccles; a parish in Dorset, near Shaftesbury; a parish in Kent, near Chatham.

Gild de Gillingham, Dorset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Gyllingham, Norfolk, ibid.

Hugh de Gillingham, Kent, 20 Edward.

Robert de Gillingham, Norfolk, ibid.

Richard de Gillyngham, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1771. Married — William Law ranee and Betty Gillingham: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Of recent introduction from England. There are places named Gillingham in the shires of Dorset, Norfolk, and in Kent. Elizabeth Gillinghame at Perth in 1735 (Dunkeld).

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

(English) belonging to Gillingham = the Home of the Gil(l)- Family [A.Sax. *Gil(l)inga-hám—-inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; ham, home, estate] The Kentish Gillingham occurs in Domesday Book as Gilingeham.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Dorset, Kent, and Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Gillinghams evidently derive their name from the Dorset town thus called. In 1695 Roger Gillingham, Esq., of the Middle Temple, founded a school and almhouse in Wimborne Minster; and the name was represented last century in Holwell (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Gillingham Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Gillingham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 64,154th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 934,061 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Gillingham reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 13 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,566 people, or 1 in 141,254. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent live, Wisconsin, where 8 percent live and Washington, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Gillingham exists in 37 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 23 percent live.

Gillingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gillingham has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 233 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gillingham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gillingham surname is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gillingham last name are 12.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gillingham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.46% more than the national average, earning R 462,120 per year; in United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.64% less than the national average, earning $46,384 CAD per year.

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Gillingham Reference & Research

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