Gilton Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gilton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3831:946,36870,670
France501:1,328,454133,611
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
India91:85,229,487684,495
Norway71:734,61250,907
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Gilton (5,642) may also be a first name.

Gilton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilton is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 597,433rd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,987,612 people. The last name Gilton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gilton are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gilton is also the 89,112th most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 5,642 people.

The surname Gilton is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 946,368. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 22 percent live, Louisiana, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Gilton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,094 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gilton last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gilton surname are 19.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gilton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.94% less than the national average, earning 245,939 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.69% less than the national average, earning R 91,044 per year and in United States they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning $40,308 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilton923/
Gillton922/
Giltton921/
Giltone920/
Giltoon920/
Ghilton920/
Ilton91307/
Glton911/
Guilthon868/
Eggilton860/
Guillton860/
Hilton8370,169/
Silton83309/
Ailton83212/
Gelton83122/
Gleton8382/
Giltom8381/
Zilton8352/
Jilton8339/
Uilton8319/
Giltun8318/
Giltan834/
Cilton833/
Yilton832/
Gylton831/
Oilton831/
Iltond831/
Chilton7715,792/
Guelton771,100/
Khilton77245/
Hillton77153/
Gletton7749/
Hilthon7735/
Jailton7733/
Yiltong7725/
Hailton7722/
Gilttan777/
Jillton771/
Hiltong771/
Guiltom771/
Giltang771/
Scilton771/
Hiltone771/
Gledton771/
Gailtan771/
Silthon771/
Zielton771/
Egliton770/
Iselton770/
Sielton770/
Heilton770/
Hiltgon770/
Hiltton770/
Elton738,881/
Iltan73117/
Gltan7317/
Ylton732/
Gltom731/
Zlton731/
Slton730/
Chislton7118/
Chillton715/
Chiltoon712/
Guiltant711/
D'Hilton711/
Chiltone711/
Guelthon711/
Gilthane711/
Hilthone711/
Guiltane710/
Chailton710/
Hesilton710/
Eiselton710/
Helton6732,700/
Hylton6719,011/
Siltan671,494/
Celton67795/
Cleton67492/
Gültan67331/
Selton67271/
Yolton67130/
Ajlton6798/
Eltong6771/
Elthon6747/
Ciltan6744/
Hiltan6742/
Gîltan6738/
Jelton6735/
Yiltom6735/
Yiltan6719/
Zelton6718/
Ehlton6717/
Ellton6712/
Ealton677/
Aylton676/
Eslton674/
Eylton674/
Hiltom674/
Iltane672/
Eltomn672/
Chlton671/
Hxlton671/
Hslton671/
Yhlton671/
Sleton671/
Uiltom671/
Ailtom671/
Hélton671/
Hílton671/
Eltone671/
Eltoun671/
Gltanh671/
Geltun670/

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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 Gilton
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