Gadsby Surname

96,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Gadsby Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Gaddesby (Leic.) = Gadd’s Estate [Old Norse by-r]

Gadsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4321:22,9103,196
United States8781:412,82335,884
Australia8341:32,3694,285
Canada3601:102,34911,090
New Zealand2091:21,6673,800
Wales611:50,7304,716
France251:2,656,909193,074
Barbados231:12,498851
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Guyana141:54,4444,775
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2121:20,1122,862
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gaddesby, a parish in co. Leicester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Gaddesby; a location name in Leicestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Gadsbys take their name from a parish in the adjoining county of Leicester.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Gadsby Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gadsby Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gadsby is found most in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadsby? popularity and diffusion

Gadsby is the 96,341st most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,475,809 people. The surname Gadsby occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Gadsby live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 2,432 people, or 1 in 22,910. In England Gadsby is mostly found in: Derbyshire, where 14 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 7 percent are found. Not including England Gadsby is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Gadsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gadsby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gadsby surname rose 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 708 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 508 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gadsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gadsby are 6.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.23% registered with the political 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

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Gadsbuy921/
Gadsboy920/
Gasby91104/
Godsby8386/
Gausby8371/
Gatsby838/
Gassby836/
Ghasby830/
Gadsbe830/
Gedsby830/
Gasbey830/
Gaysby830/
Goodsby7732/
Ngasbay771/
Gausbey771/
Gasbaya771/
Headsby770/
Goudsby770/
Godsbey770/
Gosby73292/
Gasba73244/
Gasbi7312/
Gasbe733/
Odsby732/
Atsby731/
Ngatsbay713/
Ghasbaya711/
Goosby671,388/
Gasber67151/
Gousby67117/
Ghasba6742/
Gashbi6725/
Ngasbi6712/
Gasbai672/
Gosbey672/
Gaisbe671/
Godsba671/
Gasbha671/
Gasbee671/
Hatsby670/
Gasbie670/

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