Gilooley Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gilooley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilooley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Gilooley Last Name Facts

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

Gilooley is most common in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilooley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gilooley is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gilooley live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 100 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Gilooley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilooley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gilooley last name decreased 70 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilooley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gilooley last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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 Gilooley
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