Gilbey is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gilbey
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Gilbey

How popular is Gilbey?

Gilbey is common in England.

Gilbey is ranked 130788 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gilbeies plummeted by 23.56688 per cent to 120 since 2000 and slipped by 33854 spots and ranked at 139228. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 98.33 97.45
Gilbey is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in England which may be its originating country too. Around 3003 people have been found who wears Gilbey as their family name. Gilbey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
184,212 France3
661,536 Indonesia3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
18,718 Thailand2
21,529 Singapore2
1,118 Isle of Man2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
16,640 Hong Kong1
123,175 Tanzania1
49,529 Israel1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
10,683 Cyprus1
91,024 Belgium1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
14,048 Ireland16
86,938 Spain14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,105 Wales90
Countries with hundreds of Gilbey:
8,738 Australia323
17,540 Canada208
27,867 South Africa201
111,951 United States196
5,272 Scotland105
Countries with thousands of Gilbey:
4,117 England1,818
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 50 years old Mary Gilbey who was residing in Ireland migrated to New-York on December 11, 1846 by Queen Of The West put out from Liverpool. 20 years old Jane Gilbey, Workman Robert Gilbey, 26 years old James Gilbey, are others that migrated to US.

Gilbey Namesakes

  • Chris Gilbey, Author
  • Alex Gilbey, Soccer player
  • Harry Gilbey, Actor
  • Chris Gilbey, Author
  • Alex Gilbey, Soccer player
  • Alex Gilbey, Soccer player
  • Alex Gilbey, Soccer player
  • Sheelagh Gilbey, TV Personality
  • Will Gilbey, Screenwriter
  • Julian Gilbey, Film director

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