Githens Surname

369,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Githens Surname Definition:

Richard Gittin, of Malpas, 1603: Wills at Chester.

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Githens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9601:377,56133,381
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3731:134,63512,812

Githens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gitto or Gethin', a Welsh name. (2) Local; v. Gidden. This does not concern the Welsh surname with its variants. The following proves that Gethin was pronounced Gittin:

Richard Gittin, of Malpas, 1603: Wills at Chester.

The following was evidently a Welsh marriage:

1629. John Pughe and Elizabeth Gittins: Marriage Lic. (London).

Jane Gittens, of Lea, 1672: Wills at Chester.

Thus Gethin or Gittin is to Gittins or Gittens as Evan is to Evans, or William to Williams.

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

Gittins is a characteristic Shropshire name at present most numerous in Shrewsbury and its district, and associated with the past history of that town. John Gyttyns was thrice bailiff of Shrewsbury towards the close of the 15th century: Gittins was the name of a master of the Free School of that town in the reign of James I. (P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Githens Last Name Facts

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

Githens is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Githens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 369,492nd most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,489,770 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Githens live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Githens is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 960 people, or 1 in 377,561. In The United States Githens is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Githens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Githens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 257 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Githens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Githens last name are 13.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.34% registered with the party.

Githens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning $46,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gitthens93457/
Gitens9211/
Gittens8610,414/
Gaitens86348/
Sithens8634/
Guitens8610/
Gethens864/
Guthens861/
Githins861/
Githans861/
Gitiens861/
Cithens860/
Aithens860/
Itens837/
Gaittens8093/
Guittens8040/
Gäthgens8016/
Gittiens802/
Gitteens801/
Gittenss801/
Heithens800/
Gutheins800/
Guythens800/
Gaitgens800/
Eitens77108/
Getens7722/
Istens776/
Gitins772/
Uitens771/
Gittns771/
Gitans770/
Gittins716,474/
Gettens71276/
Gethins71253/
Guetens71124/
Caitens7159/
Gätgens7153/
Guthans7151/
Gittons7138/
Gethons7130/
Gütgens7130/
Getensh7125/
Gutiens718/
Gaitans713/
Gitansh713/
Getgens713/
Guttens712/
Heitens711/
Ngitins711/
Gättens711/
Cittens711/
Getiens711/
Jittens711/
Aittens711/
Gittans710/
Gidtins710/
Sethens710/
Sithins710/
Hithins710/
Gethems710/
Gaitons710/
Gutheinz67156/
Guittins6726/
Gaittins678/
Suittens675/
Heathens673/
Gutns673/
Guethyns672/
Gähtgens672/
Gädtgens672/
Etens672/
Esthense671/
Seittens671/
Items671/
Guettens671/
Heitgens671/
Oisteins671/
Guthanns671/
Güttgens671/
Getenshe671/
Itnst671/
Geestens670/

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