Gadsden Surname
Approximately 5,220 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGadsden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,189 | 1:113,659 | 12,296 |
| Australia | 882 | 1:30,607 | 4,085 |
| England | 729 | 1:76,431 | 8,642 |
| Canada | 161 | 1:228,855 | 21,956 |
| Mexico | 118 | 1:1,051,917 | 13,496 |
| Guatemala | 48 | 1:335,056 | 4,665 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 389 | 1:62,662 | 7,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,303 | 1:38,541 | 4,567 |
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.
(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.
Gaddesden, two parishes in co. Herts.
From Gaddesden; a location name in Hertfordshire.
The Gadsdens evidently came originally from the neighbouring county of Hertford, where there are places of the name. The surname also occurs in Beds.
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Gadsden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadsden Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gadsden is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gadsden.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadsden? popularity and diffusion
It is the 91,687th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,396,082 people. The last name Gadsden occurs mostly 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 commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name Gadsden is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,189 people, or 1 in 113,659. In The United States Gadsden is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 31 percent reside, New York, where 17 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.
Gadsden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gadsden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gadsden surname expanded 245 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 US average, with 57.52% registered to vote for 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.
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