Gislingham Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Gislingham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gislingham,' a parish in Suffolk, five miles from Eye. The spellings are many and curious in early registers. I have selected the more remarkable.

Robert de Gyssislyngham, Norfolk.

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Gislingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia551:490,83137,357
England201:2,785,90397,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671

Gislingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gislingham,' a parish in Suffolk, five miles from Eye. The spellings are many and curious in early registers. I have selected the more remarkable.

Robert de Gyssislyngham, Norfolk.

"William de Giselingham, Suffolk, ibid.

William de Gyselynijham, Kent, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1770. Married — George Fain and Ann Gislinham: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Gislingham (Suffolk), 13th cent. Gisslingham, &c. = the Home or Estate of the Gis(e)l(a Family [Anglo-Saxon *Gis(e)linga-hám—gís(e)l, a pledge, hostage; -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gislingham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gislingham is most common in Australia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gislingham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Gislingham reside; 73 percent reside in Australasia and 73 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 490,831. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 56 percent reside, Queensland, where 29 percent reside and Western Australia, where 15 percent reside. Other than Australia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside.

Gislingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gislingham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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