Gillivan Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gillivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Ireland491:96,1015,242
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Gillivan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gillivan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillivan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,565,797th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Gillivan live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States Gillivan is primarily found in: Ohio, where 70 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 37 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Gillivan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gillivan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gillivan last name expanded 187 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 213 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gillivan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gillivan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gillivan surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Gillivan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,922 USD 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
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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 Gillivan
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