Gillrie Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gillrie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillrie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1551:237,71322,683
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gillrie Last Name Facts

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

Gillrie is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillrie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gillrie is the 1,235,409th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. Gillrie is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gillrie are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 237,713. In Canada it is most common in: Alberta, where 60 percent live, British Columbia, where 18 percent live and Manitoba, where 10 percent live. Apart from Canada Gillrie is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Gillrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gillrie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gillrie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gillrie surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% being registered with the party.

The amount Gillrie earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.28% more than the national average, earning $64,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.88% less than the national average, earning $48,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilrie9216/
Gillre920/
Gellrie860/
Gillrey860/
Aillerie80858/
Gilriech801/
Hillries801/
Gillrest801/
Gillreth800/
Gillroye800/
Gilree7725/
Gilris7717/
Gilroi776/
Gilrey772/
Gilrea772/
Gilred771/
Illrui771/
Gilroe771/
Gilrer770/
Illrey770/
Gilrae770/
Ellrie770/
Gillreath7534/
Gillreyes752/
Glre733/
Glri731/
Gillroy71194/
Guillry715/
Hillrey712/
Gilrich711/
Gilraiz711/
Gilruiz711/
Gilroyi711/
Gilreat711/
Gillray711/
Gilreah711/
Gilrhea710/
Gellret710/
Guilrey710/
Gellrea710/
Gilread710/
Gilriss710/
Gellrich671,519/
Gleri67726/
Gilra67132/
Gilroyed6787/
Glere6770/
Guillroy6729/
Gilry6710/
Göllrich6710/
Gelre677/
Ilrae674/
Gilreach672/
Gllry672/
Gielrich671/
Chillrge671/
Glrey671/
Gilreaph671/
Gilreheh671/
Gilreith671/
Gilreyes671/
Gilreyth671/
Gilroyee671/
Ghilriya671/
Huilerie671/
Elrie671/
Glree671/
Gilreich670/
Gilreeth670/
Ilree670/
Hillrowe670/

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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
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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 Gillrie
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