Gilliver Surname

312,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Gilliver Surname Definition:

For Gulliver, or Gulafre. Roger Gulafre claimed property from St. Evroult, Normandy, 1061 (Ord. Vit. 483). He was Lord of Mesnil Bernard (Ib. 466). William Gulafre, t. William I., gave tithes to Eye Abbey (Mon. i. 356). He had great estates in Suffolk, 1086 (Domesd.

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Gilliver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8081:68,9587,964
Australia1401:192,82619,093
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
South Africa551:985,04961,274
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Wales101:309,45316,869
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3271:74,5428,168
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gilliver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Gulliver, or Gulafre. Roger Gulafre claimed property from St. Evroult, Normandy, 1061 (Ord. Vit. 483). He was Lord of Mesnil Bernard (Ib. 466). William Gulafre, t. William I., gave tithes to Eye Abbey (Mon. i. 356). He had great estates in Suffolk, 1086 (Domesd.). Roger G. was of Suffolk 1130 (Rot. Pip.). Philip G. held four fees in barony Suffolk, 1165 (Liber Niger). The name occurs afterwards in Oxford and other parts of England. In Normandy, William, Roger, Hugh, John Golafre occur 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Gilliver Last Name Facts

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

Gilliver (Russian: Гилливер) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gilliver.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilliver? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 312,825th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,062,850 people. The last name Gilliver occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Gilliver are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 808 people, or 1 in 68,958. In England Gilliver is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 15 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 13 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found. Not including England Gilliver occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent are found and New Zealand, where 6 percent are found.

Gilliver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilliver has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gilliver surname grew 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilliver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gilliver surname are 33.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gilliver earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.12% more than the national average, earning R 546,864 per year; in United States they earn 1.09% less than the national average, earning $42,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.77% more than the national average, earning $72,920 CAD per year.

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Gilliver Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilliver in the Russian language
Гилливерgilliver-

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