Gadsby Surname
Approximately 4,938 people bear this surname
Gadsby Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) belonging to Gaddesby (Leic.) = Gadd’s Estate [Old Norse by-r]
Gadsby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,432 | 1:22,910 | 3,196 |
| United States | 878 | 1:412,823 | 35,884 |
| Australia | 834 | 1:32,369 | 4,285 |
| Canada | 360 | 1:102,349 | 11,090 |
| New Zealand | 209 | 1:21,667 | 3,800 |
| Wales | 61 | 1:50,730 | 4,716 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Barbados | 23 | 1:12,498 | 851 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 1:97,427 | 6,588 |
| Guyana | 14 | 1:54,444 | 4,775 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,212 | 1:20,112 | 2,862 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 124 | 1:404,989 | 29,999 |
Gadsby (16) may also be a first name.
Gadsby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) belonging to Gaddesby (Leic.) = Gadd’s Estate [Old Norse by-r]
Gaddesby, a parish in co. Leicester.
(Danish.) From gade, a street, and by, a town, i. e., street—town; or the gate—town, if Webster is correct in giving gade the Danish for gate.
From Gaddesby; a location name in Leicestershire.
The Gadsbys take their name from a parish in the adjoining county of Leicester.
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Gadsby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadsby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gadsby occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadsby? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gadsby is the 96,341st most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,475,809 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Gadsby live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. Gadsby is also the 2,786,762nd most common given name at a global level It is held by 16 people.
It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 2,432 people, or 1 in 22,910. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and Staffordshire, where 7 percent live. Excluding England this surname occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.
Gadsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gadsby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gadsby last name expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 708 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 508 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gadsby Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gadsby surname are 6.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.23% registered with the party.
The amount Gadsby earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.19% less than the national average, earning R 165,900 per year; in United States they earn 16.78% more than the national average, earning $50,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning $50,403 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsbey | 92 | 29 | / |
| Gadsbay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gadsbuy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gadsboy | 92 | 0 | / |
| Gasby | 91 | 104 | / |
| Godsby | 83 | 86 | / |
| Gausby | 83 | 71 | / |
| Gatsby | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gassby | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ghasby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gadsbe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gedsby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gasbey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gaysby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Goodsby | 77 | 32 | / |
| Ngasbay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gausbey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gasbaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Headsby | 77 | 0 | / |
| Goudsby | 77 | 0 | / |
| Godsbey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gosby | 73 | 292 | / |
| Gasba | 73 | 244 | / |
| Gasbi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gasbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Odsby | 73 | 2 | / |
| Atsby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngatsbay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ghasbaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goosby | 67 | 1,388 | / |
| Gasber | 67 | 151 | / |
| Gousby | 67 | 117 | / |
| Ghasba | 67 | 42 | / |
| Gashbi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ngasbi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gasbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gosbey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaisbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godsba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gasbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gasbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hatsby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gasbie | 67 | 0 | / |
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