Gillinghan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gillinghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillinghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Gillinghan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gillinghan is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillinghan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gillinghan are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,263,656. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 71 percent are found and Alberta, where 29 percent are found. Excluding Canada this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found.

Gillinghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gillinghan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gillinghan last name contracted 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gillinghan Last Name Statistics demography

Gillinghan earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.47% more than the national average, earning $62,836 CAD 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
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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 Gillinghan
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