Gilroy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gilroy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gilroy family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 130
Agricultural Labourer 19
Coal Miner 16
General Servant 11
General Labourer 8
Dress Maker 7
House Keeper 6
Domestic Servant 5
Cotton Card Room Hand 4
Hawker 4
Labourer 4
Annuitant 3
Book Binder 3
Mining Engineer 3
Servant 3
Joiner 3
Plasterer 3
Assistant School Mistress 2
Blacksmith 2
Cotton Operative Spinner 2
Estate Agent 2
Masterer 2
None 2
Railway Porter 2
Brick Layers Labourer 2

Gilroy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gilroy 100% 4,243
2 Gilray 83% 148
3 Glory 50% 110

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The surname Gilroy is the most popular version of all its varients

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