Gilgen is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 6 characters long in length.
Surname is variation of Gilligan. Descendant of the little servant or youth.
Family name Gilgen is the variant of Galligan. Descendant of the little white one.
How popular is Gilgen?
As per 2010 US census, number of Gilgens plummeted by 8.02 per cent to 298 since 2000 and slipped by 7818 spots and ranked at 66371. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97.65 | 98.77 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.35 | 0 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
Christian Gilgen was 45 years old when he migrated to USA on August 1, 1850. He lived in Switzerland where he worked as joiner and took Belmont from Havre. Elizabeth Gilgen (18) Joiner, 22 years old Frederick Gilgen, 10 years old Gotfrid Gilgen, Madeline Gilgen, aged 24, Madeline Gilgen (51) Joiner, Joiner Maria Gilgen, 28 years old Elisag. Gilgen, Marg. Gilgen (24) Farmer, and 32 other Gilgen around 40.91% of whom were joiner while others worked as farmer and laborer migrated to US.
Related Family Names:
- Gilan
- Gilbern
- Gilbertsen
- Gilbertson (United States)
- Gilbin
- Gilbon (France)
- Gilborn
- Gilden (United States)
- Gilderson
- Gilfilen (Scotland)