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Where Does The Last Name Gittens Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gittens occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gittens? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Gittens is the 49,410^th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 699,784 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Gittens reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160^th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 25 people.

The last name Gittens is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,766 people, or 1 in 96,245. In The United States Gittens is most numerous in: New York, where 40 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 56 countries. It is also common in Barbados, where 18 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Gittens Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gittens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gittens last name rose 5,089 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 138 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 31 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gittens Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Gittens surname are 12.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Gittens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.92% less than the national average, earning R 52,464 per year; in United States they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $42,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning $50,990 CAD per year.