Gully Surname

90,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Gully Surname Definition:

1 =Gull (q.v.)+ the English dim, suff.-y.

2 Dweller by a Water-Channel or Gutter [Old French goulet; diminutive of Old French goule (French gueule), Latin guta, the throat]

Gully Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4451:148,24515,284
Afghanistan8451:38,0511,473
France7841:84,72312,039
Australia3461:78,0229,105
England2521:221,10318,649
Wales1441:21,4902,281
Canada1141:323,20729,592
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Uruguay371:92,7509,282
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
India161:47,941,586492,263
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Norway61:857,04855,549
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland641:69,2175,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4721:51,6436,258
Wales391:40,2162,129
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9431:53,2545,998

The alternate forms: Gülly (35) are calculated separately.

Gully (1,610) may also be a first name.

Gully Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 =Gull (q.v.)+ the English dim, suff.-y.

2 Dweller by a Water-Channel or Gutter [Old French goulet; diminutive of Old French goule (French gueule), Latin guta, the throat]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Gully; from the German, Gülle, Gülich; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gully Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gully (Hindi: गुल्ली) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Gülly. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gully? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 90,904th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,383,361 people. The surname Gully is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Gully live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 192,553rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 1,610 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2,445 people, or 1 in 148,245. In The United States Gully is most frequent in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Missouri, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Gully exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 16 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.

Gully Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gully has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 259 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 47 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 369 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 64 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gully Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gully surname are 6.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gully earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning 365,297 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $43,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.59% more than the national average, earning $58,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gülly9335/
Gulley9113,868/
Gulloy91202/
Ngully9183/
Gaully9172/
Gullay9149/
Gulløy9143/
Goully9120/
Gulluy913/
Gullya912/
Gulliy911/
Guslly910/
Ully891,249/
Guly8995/
Goulley83429/
Gullaya8314/
Gaulley8314/
Gulleys833/
Ghoully832/
Gullytt832/
Ngulliy831/
Ngaully831/
Ghaully831/
D'Gully831/
Gulla8020,534/
Gulli806,250/
Gulay804,007/
Gulle803,761/
Golly803,550/
Gulya80932/
Guloy80920/
Gouly80880/
Guley80716/
Hully80591/
Gulyy80450/
Guliy80397/
Gauly80369/
Ullya80136/
Ulley80124/
Ullay80111/
Oully8020/
Guluy8016/
Gulys8012/
Gulyi8011/
Gullé809/
Nguly808/
Uhlly807/
Ghuly806/
Aully806/
Ulluy806/
Eully803/
Gullè803/
Gullá802/
Gullí802/
Ulloy801/
Gulyo801/
Gulhy801/
Gujly801/
Guhly800/
Gulliaya773/
Guggilly771/
Uly751,165/
Hulley734,039/
Gulled733,605/
Gutlay732,921/
Goulla732,248/
Golley731,844/
Ghulla731,599/
Gulles731,121/
Gulaya731,022/
Gouley73840/
Guller73748/
Gauley73747/
Goulay73692/
Gulyay73528/
Gullet73423/
Gullis73358/
Ngulle73290/
Ghuliy73283/
Gulayd73248/
Gullia73233/
Gullie73180/
Gaulay73160/
Gollay73141/
Heully73118/
Ullaya73117/
Gullit73115/
Goulle7399/
Golloy7394/
Gulaay7360/
Gaulle7359/
Ghulle7356/
Gulycz7356/
Gullez7353/
Hullay7344/
Gaulli7334/
Gullai7330/
Gusley7326/
Goulli7321/
Ullahy7317/
Gullaa7316/
Goolly7316/
Gulhuy7315/
Ghauly7312/
Gulych7311/
Gulloa739/
Gullio738/
Ghouly737/
Ullayh737/
Aullys737/
Gaulla736/
Gullep735/
Gulyai735/
Ngulay735/
Utlley735/
Guuliy734/
Gullii734/
Ngulli734/
Guleyd734/
Gutley733/
Gulleh733/
Gullid733/
Gaulya733/
Gollya733/
Oullay733/
Guttly733/
Gullip733/
Goulya733/
Ghulay732/
Gullei732/
Guloey732/
Haully732/
Gulays732/
Ngouly732/
Oulley731/
Hulloy731/
Gullea731/
Huilly731/
Hoully731/
Hullyt731/
Ulllay731/
Gollyh731/
Gulleu731/
Gulhay731/
Gueuly731/
Guulay731/
Guuley731/
Ghulli731/
Hullya731/
Gullha731/
Gullla731/
Goutly730/
Gautly730/
Gullee730/
Gulaiy730/
Ulla6760,672/
Gula6715,486/
Gule6714,680/
Guli677,112/
Goly677,065/
Ulya676,141/
Gullett675,885/
Ulli674,170/
Ulay671,797/
Ulle671,195/
Ouly67807/
Goullet67415/
Gulleid67318/
Ghuilay67311/
Gullich67308/
Olly67261/
Gueulle67229/
Guselli67120/
Uhly67106/
Huly6793/
Auly6787/
Heulluy6787/
Gaullet6774/
Guselle6759/
Uloy6756/
Uley6745/
Gulless6744/
Goullee6734/
Goulehy6731/
Gullish6726/
Uluy6722/
Ngoulle6722/
Gullesh6716/
Gulj6716/
Goulles6715/
Haulley6714/
Gutelle6712/
Gauller6712/
Guuleyd679/
Gutelli678/
Ghoulla677/
Ulyo677/
Gaulytė675/
Goullée675/
Ulyp675/
Utilley674/
Uliy673/
Oullaya673/
Gulé673/
Ullé673/
Gholley672/
Gullitt672/
Houlley672/
Gulleed672/
Euly671/
Ghouley671/
Ghullia671/
Gouller671/
Huilley671/
Goulaya671/
Goullei671/
Gullaid671/
Gullees671/
Gullest671/
Gullieh671/
Gullist671/
Goulled671/
Ullj671/
Ulyd671/
Ulyi671/
Ulyt671/
Ulyz671/
Uuly671/
Gautley670/
Gulliss670/
Gucille670/
Gausley670/
Goullie670/
Ouselly670/
Gousley670/
Huselly670/
Goullea670/

Gully Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gully in the Hindi language
गुल्लीgulli-

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Footnotes

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