MacGilbert Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

MacGilbert Surname Definition:

MACGILBERT: 'son of Gilbert,' which see. Gilchrist Macgilbert was juror on an inquest in Lennox, 1320 (Levenax, p. 82). The Buchanans of Sallochy were known as Gilberts or Gilbertsons, from Gilbert, a member of the Buchanan family. The name is now extinct.

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MacGilbert Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

MacGilbert (19) may also be a first name.

MacGilbert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGILBERT: 'son of Gilbert,' which see. Gilchrist Macgilbert was juror on an inquest in Lennox, 1320 (Levenax, p. 82). The Buchanans of Sallochy were known as Gilberts or Gilbertsons, from Gilbert, a member of the Buchanan family. The name is now extinct. John Dow M'Gilbert in Bracklay, a Glenurquhay tenant in 1638 (BBT., p. 403).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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MacGilbert Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacGilbert is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of MacGilbert.

How Common Is The Last Name MacGilbert? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of MacGilbert live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles. MacGilbert is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England it is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 80 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Dorset, where 5 percent reside. Other than England MacGilbert occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

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McGilbert9549/
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McGillbeard761/
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Mc-Albert741/
McColbert741/
McClibert740/
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