Gilpan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Gilpan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilpan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gilpan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilpan is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilpan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gilpan is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gilpan live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gilpan is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most common in: Kansas, where 50 percent live and Kentucky, where 50 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 33 percent live.

Gilpan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilpan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilpan surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilpan9144/
Glpan911/
Guilpain861,125/
Hilpan8346/
Silpan8311/
Gilpon833/
Zilpan831/
Cilpan831/
Yilpan831/
Glpanh831/
Glpain830/
Ailpan830/
Chilpan773/
Gilpong772/
Silphan771/
Yilpang771/
Ilphant771/
Gelpand771/
Cillpan771/
Gelphan770/
Elpan7335/
Jlpan731/
Zlpan731/
Ilpam731/
Huilepan7110/
Oilphant713/
Khilbpan711/
Guelpain710/
Gelpatne710/
Celpan67355/
Ellpan67122/
Elpant6713/
Illpam674/
Helpan673/
Slepan672/
Selpan671/
Yolpan671/
Gllpatnck671/
Ilpham671/
Islpam671/
Chlpan671/
Elphan670/

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Gilpan Reference & Research

Gilpin FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Gilpin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gilpan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis