Gittelson Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gittelson Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) Son of Gittel.

Gittelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England101:5,571,806158,774
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Gittelson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a female ancestor) Son of Gittel.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Gittelson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gittelson (Russian: Гиттельсон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gittelson.

How Common Is The Last Name Gittelson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gittelson is the 993,593rd most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname Gittelson is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Gittelson live; 81 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gittelson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 1,759,509. In The United States Gittelson is most prevalent in: California, where 37 percent live, New York, where 25 percent live and Florida, where 16 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Gittelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gittelson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gittelson surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gittelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gittelson surname are 43.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gittelson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 129.3% more than the national average, earning R 544,896 per year and in United States they earn 28.93% more than the national average, earning $55,631 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gittelson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gittelson in the Russian language
Гиттельсонgittelson-

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