Gilmartyn Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Gilmartyn 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.

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Gilmartyn Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Gilmartyn (2) may also be a first name.

Gilmartyn 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.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Mac Giolla Mhártain This sept is a branch of the O’Neills. Those who moved into Connacht became Kilmartin.

IF 223; MIF 258; Map Tyr

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Gilmartyn Demographics

Gilmartyn Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Gilmartyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilmartyn occurs most in Australia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Gilmartyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilmartyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gilmartyn is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Gilmartyn is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Gilmartyn live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gilmartyn is also the 9,404,674th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 2 people.

The surname Gilmartyn is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. Apart from Australia Gilmartyn exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 50 percent live.

Gilmartyn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilmartyn950/
Gilmartin898,408/
Gilmartín897/
Gilmarten892/
Guilmartin84248/
Gillmartin8450/
Gillmarten847/
Glmartin821/
Gelmartn820/
Hylmartyn781/
Gelmarten780/
Gilmortin780/
Gelmartin780/
Gellmartin740/
Gellmarten740/
Gillmortin740/
Elmarteen675/
Gelmortin670/
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