Gillispie Surname

79,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Gillispie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillispie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9431:60,9897,157
Jamaica391:73,5883,551
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England261:2,143,00282,017
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1291:34,3403,302
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
Scotland541:69,3194,089
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2401:22,4192,812

Gillispie (15) may also be a first name.

Gillispie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gillispie occurs most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillispie? popularity and diffusion

Gillispie is the 79,953rd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,195,464 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 commonly used first name in the world, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 5,943 people, or 1 in 60,989. In The United States Gillispie is primarily found in: West Virginia, where 10 percent reside, Virginia, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common 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 bearing the Gillispie surname rose 265 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gillispie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gillispie last name is primarily Catholic (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gillispie are 16.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.08% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilliespie9586/
Gillisspie953/
Gilleispie951/
Gillisphie951/
Gillisppie950/
Gillispier950/
Gillispe9433/
Gilispie9429/
Gillispi945/
Gillipie943/
Gllispie941/
Gillespie8990,341/
Gellispie895/
Gilleispe893/
Gilliepie891/
Gilliespe891/
Gillispee891/
Gilluspie890/
Gillispey890/
Gillispis890/
Gillisper890/
Gillispes890/
Gillispei890/
Gillisppe890/
Sillispie890/
Glispie88470/
Guillespie8414/
Gillhespie8410/
Gillespies845/
Gillesspie845/
Guillisper841/
Cgillespie841/
Gillespeie841/
Gillespiie841/
Gillesppie841/
Gilliespye841/
Gilllespie841/
Gelliespie840/
Gilleespie840/
Gillesphie840/
Gillespiee840/
Gillespuie840/
Gilespie82144/
Gillespi8296/
Gillespe8281/
Gillepie8230/
Gelispie8222/
Gllespie824/
Gillispy823/
Gellispe822/
Illespie822/
Gilispee821/
Gillispa820/
Gleispie820/
Glisspie820/
Glispe801/
O'Gillespie801/
D'Gillespie801/
Gillespey78124/
Gilhespie78122/
Gellespie7811/
Jillespie787/
Cillespie786/
Gillespee784/
Gillespei782/
Gillespis782/
Gillespit782/
Gillespiz782/
Gilliespy782/
Gilesspie781/
Gillespae781/
Gillespio781/
Gillespye781/
Gillexpie781/
Zillespie781/
Gillespoe781/
Gillespîe781/
Gillezpie781/
Gillesppi780/
Gillespii780/
Gellispee780/
Gillespea780/
Glispey7578/
Glisper7557/
Glespie757/
Gluspie753/
Clispie751/
Gillhespey7437/
Gillesphey7418/
Gilhesphie745/
Gillespy71304/
Gellespi714/
Gelespie712/
Gillespa712/
Glaisper711/
Gleaspie711/
Gilespey710/
Gilluspy710/
Gilespee710/
Gelispey710/
Jilespie710/
Gelispee710/
Gellispy710/
Gillhespy67163/
Glispy67150/
Gilhespey670/
Clipie670/
Gelhespie670/
Jellespie670/
Gellespee670/
Glyspi670/
Giellespy670/
Gellesper670/
Slipie670/

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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
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