Gilsdorf Surname

241,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Gilsdorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilsdorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3601:266,51425,089
Germany2561:314,47431,760
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Gilsdorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilsdorf is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilsdorf? popularity and diffusion

Gilsdorf is the 241,993rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,416,694 people. The surname Gilsdorf occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gilsdorf live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,360 people, or 1 in 266,514. In The United States Gilsdorf is most common in: Nevada, where 9 percent live, Minnesota, where 8 percent live and Arizona, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.

Gilsdorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilsdorf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilsdorf last name grew 2,894 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilsdorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gilsdorf are 20.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.4% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gilsdorf earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.24% more than the national average, earning $60,238 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Gilsdorf
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