Gilmarton Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Gilmarton Surname Definition:
GILLEMARTIN: The 'servant of Martin,' probably S. Martin of Tours, Gillemartain was a common Gaelic personal name in mediaeval times, and is especially frequent in the early Cameron genealogies, the Macmartins being one of the original septs of the clan.
Read More About This SurnameGilmarton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Gilmarton (2) may also be a first name.
Gilmarton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
GILLEMARTIN: The 'servant of Martin,' probably S. Martin of Tours, Gillemartain was a common Gaelic personal name in mediaeval times, and is especially frequent in the early Cameron genealogies, the Macmartins being one of the original septs of the clan. Gilleroth filius Gillemartin witnessed a grant of lands in Carrie in the reign of Alexander II (Melros, p. 172). Another Gillemartin was one of the assessors of the lands of Dunduff in 1231 (RD., p. 111). See under Macmartin.
Gilmarton Demographics
Gilmarton Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gilmarton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilmarton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gilmarton is found most in Scotland. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilmarton? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gilmarton are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gilmarton is also the 9,404,674th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 2 people.
The last name is most frequent in Scotland, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 5,353,817. In Scotland Gilmarton is most numerous in: Glasgow City, where 100 percent live. Apart from Scotland this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.
Gilmarton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gilmarton has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Gilmarton last name fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gilmarton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gilmarton last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillmarton | 95 | 0 | / |
| Gilmartin | 89 | 8,408 | / |
| Gilmartín | 89 | 7 | / |
| Gilmartyn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gilmarten | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gilmorton | 89 | 0 | / |
| Gilmartan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Gillmartin | 84 | 50 | / |
| Gil Martin | 84 | 24 | / |
| Gillmarten | 84 | 7 | / |
| Gil-Martin | 84 | 6 | / |
| Gil Morton | 84 | 1 | / |
| Gilmartain | 84 | 0 | / |
| Gilmartine | 84 | 0 | / |
| Guilmartan | 84 | 0 | / |
| Gelmartn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Gill Martin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gill-Martin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gillmartino | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gelmarten | 78 | 0 | / |
| Gilmortin | 78 | 0 | / |
| Gelmartin | 78 | 0 | / |
| Giehl-Martin | 76 | 5 | / |
| Hillmorton | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gellmartin | 74 | 0 | / |
| Gellmarten | 74 | 0 | / |
| Gillmortin | 74 | 0 | / |
| Gilmour Hutton | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gelmortin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gilmore-Dunn | 57 | 4 | / |
| Gilmore-Dean | 57 | 1 | / |
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