Gadsden Surname

91,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Gadsden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gaddesden.' Great and Little Gaddesden are parishes in Hertfordshire, near to Hemel Hempstead.

Audufus de Gatesden, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agace de Gatesdon, Devon, ibid.

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Gadsden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1891:113,65912,296
Australia8821:30,6074,085
England7291:76,4318,642
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Mexico1181:1,051,91713,496
Guatemala481:335,0564,665
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Wales181:171,91811,581
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guam11:160,1214,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3891:62,6627,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3031:38,5414,567

Gadsden (22) may also be a first name.

Gadsden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gaddesden.' Great and Little Gaddesden are parishes in Hertfordshire, near to Hemel Hempstead.

Audufus de Gatesden, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agace de Gatesdon, Devon, ibid.

Richard de Gatisdene, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

John de Gattsdene, Norfolk, ibid.

William de Gatesden. Writs of Parliament.

John de Gatesden, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1692. Baptised — Johnson Holman, s. John Gadsdon: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Gaddesden (Herts), the Domesday Gadesdene = the Vale of the River Gade [Old English denu, a vale] Unless the stream is named from the place.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gaddesden, two parishes in co. Herts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Gaddesden; a location name in Hertfordshire.

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

The Gadsdens evidently came originally from the neighbouring county of Hertford, where there are places of the name. The surname also occurs in Beds.

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

Gadsden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gadsden is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadsden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 91,687th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,396,082 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gadsden live; 66 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Gadsden is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,189 people, or 1 in 113,659. In The United States Gadsden is most common in: South Carolina, where 31 percent are found, New York, where 17 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Gadsden is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Gadsden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gadsden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gadsden last name grew 245 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gadsden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gadsden are 4.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gadsden earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.09% less than the national average, earning R 180,384 per year; in United States they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $37,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $55,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaddsden934/
Gaedsden934/
Gadssden931/
Gasden9234/
Gausden86619/
Godsden865/
Gadsdem861/
Hadsden860/
Gasdden860/
Gadsdin860/
Gaasden860/
Gosden771,861/
Gasdin772/
Hodsden71300/
Gassdin710/
Ghodsdin671/
Azden670/

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