Gillow Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Gillow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gillow'; no doubt the same as Gillott (1), which see. Another attempt to distinguish the masculine Gillot from the feminine Gillot or Gilot. The name passed over the borders of Yorkshire into Lancashire.

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Gillow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3811:951,33670,955
England2061:270,47621,309
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
Canada411:898,67368,969
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Norway71:734,61250,907
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Gillow (14) may also be a first name.

Gillow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gillow'; no doubt the same as Gillott (1), which see. Another attempt to distinguish the masculine Gillot from the feminine Gillot or Gilot. The name passed over the borders of Yorkshire into Lancashire.

Gilow serviens (i.e. the servant of) Johannis, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Gylaw et Agnes uxor ejus, 1379: ibid.

Rirardus Gillowe, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Gylowe 1379: ibid.

1662. Richard Gillow, of Brining: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1664. Richard Gillow, of Winmerley: ibid.

1729. Thomas Gillow, of Winmarleigh: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Gillow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gillow has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gillow.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 385,006th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,895,499 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Gillow live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename on earth, borne by 14 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 951,336. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent live, Michigan, where 19 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Gillow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gillow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gillow surname increased 747 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gillow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gillow surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gillow earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.52% more than the national average, earning 500,151 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.46% more than the national average, earning R 428,844 per year; in United States they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $42,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $53,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guillow9297/
Gillows924/
Gellow8334/
Jillow8320/
Sillow8316/
Zillow837/
Gyllow836/
Cillow832/
Gillov831/
Glow801,398/
Guellow7712/
Ziellow774/
Guillof773/
Gillhof772/
Gillova771/
Glowa73763/
Glowe73191/
Jllow731/
Guillouf71107/
Gillhoff7165/
Gilloftt712/
Sellow67741/
Jellow67390/
Cillov6735/
Zellow6729/
Süllow6728/
Glowth6721/
Sillov6710/
Gellov677/
Gellaw677/
Gillab672/
Geelow672/
Sllowa671/

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