Gillispie Surname
Approximately 6,096 people bear this surname
Gillispie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,943 | 1:60,989 | 7,157 |
| Jamaica | 39 | 1:73,588 | 3,551 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Ireland | 11 | 1:428,085 | 15,694 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 129 | 1:34,340 | 3,302 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 102 | 1:238,974 | 17,695 |
| Scotland | 54 | 1:69,319 | 4,089 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,240 | 1:22,419 | 2,812 |
Gillispie (15) may also be a first name.
Gillispie Demographics
Average Male Gillispie Height
177.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gillispie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gillispie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gillispie occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gillispie? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 79,953rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,195,464 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Gillispie live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,943 people, or 1 in 60,989. In The United States it is most prevalent in: West Virginia, where 10 percent reside, Virginia, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States Gillispie is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Gillispie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gillispie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gillispie surname expanded 265 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gillispie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gillispie surname is chiefly Catholic (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gillispie last name are 16.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Gillispie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $49,886 CAD per year.
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Gillispie Reference & Research
The Clan Gillespie - The surname origins, genealogy and history of Clan Gillespie.
Gillespie Surname Origins - History of the surname in its many spellings, from Ireland, Scotland, America, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and the world.
Gillespie FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Gillespie FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gillispie
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis