Gillington Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gillington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales31:522,80514,314

Gillington Last Name Facts

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

Gillington is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Gillington occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Gillington live; 90 percent live in Australasia and 90 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Gillington is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 2,249,642. In Australia it is most frequent in: Queensland, where 100 percent live. Excluding Australia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 30 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Gillington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gillington has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gillington last name declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gillington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Brethren (100%) in Ireland.

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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
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  • 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 Gillington
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