Gilstrap
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Giltrap
Etymology
Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place; the first element is unclear, while the second is Old English þorp (“village”).
Proper noun
Gilstrap (countable and uncountable, plural Gilstraps)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gilstrap is the 6808th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4954 individuals. Gilstrap is most common among White (83.41%) and Black/African American (10.38%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gilstrap”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 44.