Gilloway Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Gilloway Surname Definition:

This is another form of MacElwee, q.v

Gilloway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia691:391,24231,907
Northern Ireland441:41,9333,816
England311:1,797,35772,927
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland621:71,4495,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Gilloway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This is another form of MacElwee, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

This is another form of MacElwee, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Gilloway Last Name Facts

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

Gilloway is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilloway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gilloway is the 1,267,784th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Gilloway reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 391,242. In Australia it is most numerous in: Queensland, where 88 percent reside, Victoria, where 10 percent reside and Western Australia, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Australia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 24 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Gilloway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilloway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilloway last name contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilloway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

The amount Gilloway earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 14.35% less than the national average, earning R 203,544 per year and in United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silloway88281/
Guillowy881/
Gelloway881/
Gillaway880/
Gloway8617/
Gillewy8017/
Gillova801/
Gillawy801/
Slloway801/
Clloway801/
Gilloby800/
Gillaby800/
D'Silloway781/
Glowa77763/
Sillaway7580/
Gillowei7517/
Gellowey758/
Ghillowe755/
Guillovy751/
Celloway751/
Sillowey750/
Selloway750/
Sloway7136/
Globay7114/
Glowaz7112/
Gleway714/
Glowoa711/
Gillovais711/
Sllowa711/
Glowhy711/
Glaway711/
Glowaa711/
Glowey710/
Glowatz67173/
Gillová67168/
Glowach67100/
Gilleva6710/
Sellowa679/
Sillova676/
Glowasz672/
Zillova672/
Gelloba671/
Jillova671/
Gellawy671/
Sillawa671/
Sillawy671/
Glowwaz671/
Gillaba671/
Gilluby670/
Sllaway670/
Cllaway670/

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