Gilcrease
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English
Etymology
Probably a variant of Gilchrist.
Proper noun
Gilcrease (plural Gilcreases)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gilcrease is the 18511st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1491 individuals. Gilcrease is most common among White (77.67%) and Black/African American (15.09%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gilcrease”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 42.