Guilfoy Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

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

Guilfoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guilfoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3531:1,026,79675,483
England261:2,143,00282,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Guilfoy Last Name Facts

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

Guilfoy is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guilfoy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 754,238th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Guilfoy are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 1,026,796. In The United States Guilfoy is mostly found in: Missouri, where 21 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 20 percent are found and Indiana, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Guilfoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guilfoy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Guilfoy last name grew 954 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Guilfoy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Guilfoy last name are 8.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.07% being registered with the political party.

Guilfoy earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $43,957 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilfoye937/
Gilfoy92505/
Guilfo9240/
Guilfy921/
Guilfou8618/
Guilfey863/
Gillfoy861/
Gilfoye861/
Guillfo861/
Kguilfy861/
Quilfoy860/
Guylfoy860/
Guilfay860/
Guelfoy860/
Gilfo831/
Guilfoos8042/
Gillfoye800/
Guelfo77760/
Quilfo773/
Guilfi771/
Gilfey770/
Gilfye770/
Gelfoy770/
Gilfos770/
Gillfy770/
Gilfod770/
Gilfay770/
Guilfoods752/
Glfy731/
Glfo731/
Gilfauy7152/
Guelfou7110/
Quilfio711/
Gillfoe711/
Guelfoi710/
Gilfoid710/
Guelfout67729/
Gelfo67589/
Gilfe672/
Glefo671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guilfoy
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