Gilks is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gilks
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

This name was so common in the northern part of Oxford shire in the last century, that, on the enclosure, in 1774, of some lands in the parish of Swalcliffe, it was necessary to describe six claimants thus:
1. Thomas Adderbury Gilks (probably from some connection with the parish of Adderbury).
2. Thomas Gilks, of the Slat-house (a house covered with slate).
3. Thomas Gilks, at the Vine (a vine covered the front of his residence).
4. Thomas Shoemaker Gilks (from his business).
5. Thomas Gilks, at the Well (from contiguity to the village well?).
6 Thomas Sweetbriar Gilks (from a sweet-briar or eglantine with which his cottage was overgrown).
At a somewhat earlier period (1754) five Thomas Gilks voted at a contested election in respect of property in the same parish.

How popular is Gilks?

Gilks is common in England, Canada, United States, Australia.

Gilks is ranked 245776 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gilkss plummeted by 0.86 per cent to 115 since 2000 and slipped by 10104 spots and ranked at 144141. The last name was found in merely 4 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.7 84.48
Black 6.09 5.17
Hispanic or Latino 4.35 4.31
Gilks is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in England which may be its originating country too. Around 1618 people have been found who wears Gilks as their family name. Gilks is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Gilks:
7,482 England872
10,103 Canada400
154,308 United States143
19,950 Australia132
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,475 Ireland19
127,494 South Africa14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
40,014 New Zealand7
21,198 Wales7
25,488 Scotland7

Gilks Namesakes

  • Martin Gilks, English musician
  • Alfred Gilks, American cinematographer from 1920 through to 1956
  • Matt Gilks, professional footballer
  • Gillian Gilks, former badminton player from England
  • Bob Gilks, Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder

Gilks Namesakes

  • Martin Gilks, English musician
  • Alfred Gilks, American cinematographer from 1920 through to 1956
  • Matt Gilks, professional footballer
  • Gillian Gilks, former badminton player from England
  • Bob Gilks, Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder

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