Gilpen Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Gilpen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Gilpen (28) may also be a first name.

Gilpen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilpen occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilpen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gilpen is the 1,364,059th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. Gilpen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Gilpen are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 45 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 26 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Gilpen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilpen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilpen last name fell 4 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilpen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gilpen surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gilpen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 41.19% less than the national average, earning $25,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $46,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilpen9220/
Gilpn910/
Gilpin8313,072/
Gülpen83675/
Eilpen8349/
Silpen8311/
Gelpen832/
Glepen831/
Guilpin77455/
Guelpen7713/
Gillpin774/
Gilppin772/
Gleppen771/
Gilping770/
Ghilpin770/
Elpen7337/
Glpin731/
Yilpin6730/
Gelpin6717/
Helpen6713/
Jilpin6710/
Silpin676/
Ilpina673/
Clepen672/
Slepen671/
Jelpen671/
Selpen671/
Gllpin671/
Cilpin670/
Hilpin670/

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Gilpen 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 Gilpen
  • 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