Gilly Surname
Approximately 4,700 people bear this surname
Gilly Surname Definition:
From gilly, gelly, kelli, a grove. There is a place called Gilly in Mawgan, in Meneage.
Gilly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,762 | 1:37,697 | 4,659 |
| United States | 1,036 | 1:349,864 | 31,368 |
| Iran | 465 | 1:165,124 | 14,134 |
| Venezuela | 229 | 1:131,896 | 4,289 |
| Germany | 228 | 1:353,094 | 34,155 |
| Austria | 186 | 1:45,782 | 7,317 |
| Switzerland | 91 | 1:90,252 | 9,968 |
| Argentina | 75 | 1:569,912 | 40,958 |
| Hungary | 74 | 1:132,652 | 12,253 |
| Israel | 64 | 1:133,713 | 14,383 |
| Brazil | 58 | 1:3,690,937 | 102,732 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Mexico | 31 | 1:4,004,071 | 26,265 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 463 | 1:108,464 | 10,843 |
Gilly (4,058) may also be a first name.
Gilly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From gilly, gelly, kelli, a grove. There is a place called Gilly in Mawgan, in Meneage.
(Cornish British) The wood or grove of hazel; Gaelic, Coille.
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Gilly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gilly is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gilly.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilly? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gilly is the 100,482nd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,550,542 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Gilly reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Gilly is also the 109,400th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 4,058 people.
This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 1,762 people, or 1 in 37,697. In France it is mostly found in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 55 percent live, Occitanie, where 12 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent live. Not including France it is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Iran, where 10 percent live.
Gilly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gilly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilly surname grew 224 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gilly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gilly surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gilly last name are 15.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.35% registered with the party.
Gilly earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $44,885 USD per year.
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