Where Does The Last Name Gloucester Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gloucester is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gloucester.

How Common Is The Last Name Gloucester? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 3,100,440^th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gloucester live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,301,746^th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 22 people.

The last name Gloucester is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England Gloucester is mostly concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 44 percent live, Greater London, where 28 percent live and West Midlands, where 16 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.

Gloucester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gloucester has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 10 percent between 1880 and 2014.