Gittings Surname

144,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Gittings Surname Definition:

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

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Gittings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6621:218,08621,204
England9291:59,9767,130
Australia1361:198,49819,506
Wales1171:26,4492,746
Canada851:433,47837,831
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5531:44,0785,490
Wales221:71,2923,399
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3541:141,86113,333

Gittings 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

(Welsh) The rough or unkempt man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gittin, a Welsh and Armorican personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

Gittings Last Name Facts

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

Gittings is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gittings? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,753rd most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,375,341 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Gittings are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Gittings is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,662 people, or 1 in 218,086. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 16 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Gittings occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Gittings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gittings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gittings last name grew 469 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 532 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gittings Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gittings last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gittings last name are 13.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Gittings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.77% more than the national average, earning R 391,560 per year; in United States they earn 9.68% more than the national average, earning $47,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning $56,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guittings941/
Gitting9356/
Gitings931/
Gettings882,479/
Gaitings8837/
Guitting887/
Hittings881/
Guttings881/
Jittings880/
Githings880/
Sittings880/
Giting86255/
Kgettings823/
Gaithings821/
Getthings820/
Zitting80754/
Getting80682/
Guiting80222/
Gihting8021/
Sitting8017/
Gisting805/
Goiting805/
Jitting803/
Ngiting801/
Sitings801/
Gaiting801/
Ettings801/
Gitieng801/
Githing800/
Getings800/
Gieting800/
Gethings75432/
Giesting75232/
Geetings7542/
Guitteng7533/
Ngaiting7521/
Hettings757/
Sittieng754/
Gheiting753/
Histings752/
Sietting751/
Guetting751/
Jitthing751/
Settings750/
Guthings750/
Jettings750/
Getthing750/
Goings714,420/
Gising71246/
Siting7184/
Haistings7168/
Geting7134/
Jiting7121/
Ziting7111/
Citing716/
Etings715/
Gäting715/
Gaings714/
Giteng712/
Giaing711/
Giuing711/
Ghisingse711/
Gioing710/
Giesing671,400/
Gething671,364/
Gissing671,248/
Geeting67586/
Setting67266/
Guising67174/
Zetting67171/
Sieting67164/
Gießing67138/
Guiteng67110/
Jetting6773/
Gesting6766/
Saiting6759/
Guitink6755/
Gysting6729/
Zisting6726/
Gettingová6717/
Gaising6716/
Zieting6715/
Ngiteng679/
Gueting678/
Getteng677/
Suiting677/
Gijsing676/
Gisingh674/
Sitieng674/
Zhiting674/
Jaiting673/
Seiting672/
Jitteng672/
Ceiting671/
Jhiting671/
Gehting671/
Giching671/
Goingss671/
Zithing671/
Gihteng671/
Cetting671/
Gityong671/
Sithing671/
Githeng671/
Eatings670/
Ghoings670/
Goyting670/

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