Gildas is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gildas
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Brittany Name of Person, rare as a surname (focused in Guadeloupe). Varientes: Gueltas, Guédas. Latinized Gildasius, it was popularized by a Scottish saint of the sixth century. Uncertain etymology, perhaps an end with a sense of hair (old Breton gelt).

How popular is Gildas?

Gildas is ranked 157935 on our list.

Gildas is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Benin. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Gabon. Around 2352 people have been found who wears Gildas as their family name. Gildas is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,053 Senegal5
1,418 Madagascar3
237 Central African Republic2
1,328 Congo2
82,478 South Africa2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
1,704,541 India1
6,820 Angola1
91,024 Belgium1
897,276 Russia1
38,063 Mauritania1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
448,262 Canada1
14,644 Tunisia1
153,416 Italy1
172,258 Germany1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
355,817 Indonesia15
776,270 United States11
Countries with hundreds of Gildas:
1,819 Benin937
6,268 Cameroon496
20,978 France465
508 Gabon402
Show Full Last Name Distribution

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Edward Gildas was 52 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on April 14, 1851. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Constantine from Liverpool.

Comments

K
Krissy Ceasar
 Gildas is an ancient name for Brittany baptism and last name of Celtic origin stemming from gweltaz name popularized by a Scottish saint meaning century life.

Gildas Namesakes

  • Maryse Gildas, Radio personality
  • Kassiaty Gildas Labi, Soccer player
  • Ikuma Gildas, Soccer player
  • Simon Gildas, Author
  • Kassiaty Gildas Labi, Soccer player
  • Maryse Gildas, Radio personality

Related Family Names: