178.14 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Gilroy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gilroy (Arabic: جيلروي, Marathi: िगलरॉय) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilroy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 42,444^th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 593,642 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Gilroy are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 218,876^th most common given name worldwide, held by 1,294 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,563 people, or 1 in 65,155. In The United States Gilroy is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Gilroy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gilroy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 432 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 108 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilroy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gilroy surname are 6.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gilroy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.71% more than the national average, earning R 469,824 per year; in United States they earn 12.93% more than the national average, earning $48,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $50,296 CAD per year.