Girdler Surname

197,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Girdler Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the girdler,' a maker of waistbands or belts. A girdler's gild seems to have existed in all the larger towns. The 'girdellers' formed part of the procession (1415) in the York Pageant. At Norwich, in 1533, they walked with the coverlet weavers and darnick-weavers (Blomefield, Norfolk); at Chester, with the poynters, cardmakers, and hatters (Ormerod's Cheshire).

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Girdler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9451:383,55433,820
England4511:123,54312,408
Australia4411:61,2157,404
Canada1431:257,66124,352
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Wales121:257,87814,969
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2581:94,4789,706
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Girdler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the girdler,' a maker of waistbands or belts. A girdler's gild seems to have existed in all the larger towns. The 'girdellers' formed part of the procession (1415) in the York Pageant. At Norwich, in 1533, they walked with the coverlet weavers and darnick-weavers (Blomefield, Norfolk); at Chester, with the poynters, cardmakers, and hatters (Ormerod's Cheshire). Cocke Lorelle's Bote includes 'gyrdelers, forborers, and webbers.'

Adam le Gurdlere, Buckinghamshire, 1371. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey le Gurdler, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

William Gurdeler, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Ralph le Gurdeler, Close Roll, 35 Edward I.

Robert le Girdlere, c. 1300.

M. Gilbert le Haxby, girder, 21 Edward I: Freemen of York.

Henricus Girdelar, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Girdle-Maker [Middle English gird- lere, gurdlere; Old English gyrdel + the agential suff. -ere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A maker of girdles-an ancient occupation. The Girdlers' Company in London was incorporated in 1449.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Girdler: a maker of girdles.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Girdler Last Name Facts

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

Girdler is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Girdler.

How Common Is The Last Name Girdler? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 197,255th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,432,664 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Girdler live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 945 people, or 1 in 383,554. In The United States Girdler is most common in: Kentucky, where 22 percent are found, Ohio, where 15 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Girdler exists in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Girdler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Girdler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Girdler surname grew 851 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Girdler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Girdler last name are 21.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.4% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Girdler earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.91% less than the national average, earning R 21,600 per year; in United States they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning $41,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $52,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girdle9213/
Gredler861,116/
Girdley86496/
Hirdler86286/
Gerdler86174/
Gurdler8683/
Girdles861/
Girdled860/
Sirdler860/
Hirdlerr801/
Hierdler801/
Heirdler800/
Erdler7722/
Gerdle7713/
Girdli771/
Girdla771/
Gredle771/
Girdly770/
Gurdiller7513/
Herdler7192/
Gredley7184/
Järdler7110/
Härdler712/
Serdler711/
Greddle710/
Ghairdelle710/
Gerdley710/
Gerdille6726/
Erdiller6721/
Girdella671/
Gerdilles632/
Gierdelly631/
Gredlj621/
Serdle621/
Herdlerová593/
Ergyler572/
Jerdley571/
Jerdles570/
Gerdelli5313/
Schredle539/
Gerdella534/
Gerdellaj5020/
Guerdelli507/

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