Giltinane Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Giltinane Surname Definition:

Mac Giolla tSeanáin A variant of the foregoing in use in Co. Clare, where it is also anglicized Shannon. IF 264

Giltinane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:1,160,79354,689
Ireland301:156,9657,012
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Giltinane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Giolla tSeanáin A variant of the foregoing in use in Co. Clare, where it is also anglicized Shannon. IF 264

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Giltinane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giltinane is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Giltinane? popularity and diffusion

Giltinane is the 2,136,387th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Giltinane are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England Giltinane is mostly found in: Greater London, where 44 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 21 percent live and Hampshire, where 21 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Ireland, where 38 percent live.

Giltinane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Giltinane has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname grew 214 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Giltinane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Giltinane surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiltinane950/
Giltinan94460/
Guiltinan89113/
Giltenane8942/
Guiltenane849/
Giltenan8239/
Gueltinan780/
Guiltenan780/
Guiltenhan740/
Eltinany711/
Geltenan710/
Zeltiniene631/
Gletegnon561/

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Footnotes

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