Gwilt Surname

273,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Gwilt Surname Definition:

Celtic gwylt, an inhabitant of the woods. Thompson's Etymons, p. 3.

Gwilt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6951:80,1708,920
United States4411:821,90263,073
Wales951:32,5743,273
Canada601:614,09350,489
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
Wales731:21,4851,237
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Gwilt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Celtic gwylt, an inhabitant of the woods. Thompson's Etymons, p. 3.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gwilt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwilt occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwilt? popularity and diffusion

Gwilt is the 273,923rd most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,135,691 people. The last name Gwilt is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Gwilt live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 695 people, or 1 in 80,170. In England Gwilt is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 26 percent are found, Shropshire, where 17 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 12 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Wales, where 7 percent are found.

Gwilt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gwilt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gwilt last name increased 323 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,297 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gwilt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gwilt are 24.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gwilt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning R 252,996 per year; in United States they earn 13.24% more than the national average, earning $48,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwlt892/
Guilt8031/
Gwelt804/
Gwylt800/
Gwiltová772/
Gwyllt738/
Kwiltz731/
Guiltt730/
Qwlt674/
Guild605,823/
Quilt60171/
Guelt6071/
Cwlet601/
Cuilt601/
Guilld550/
Gouelts501/
Cuilthe501/

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