Gilstad Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Gilstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Norway571:90,21612,446
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gilstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilstad is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,009,375th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Gilstad are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gilstad is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 1,858,764. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Dakota, where 14 percent are found, Minnesota, where 13 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 23 percent are found.

Gilstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilstad last name expanded 19,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gilstad last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

The amount Gilstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning 305,090 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $46,165 USD 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
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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 Gilstad
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