Gaff Surname

192,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Gaff Surname Definition:

From the French, Gaffé; a personal name.

Gaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2601:287,66626,744
Australia3311:81,5589,472
England2941:189,51716,830
Scotland761:70,4455,436
Ireland511:92,3325,140
Canada461:800,99162,809
Trinidad and Tobago401:34,0993,409
France131:5,109,440259,941
Sweden121:820,56361,223
India111:69,733,217610,955
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:112,32910,956
Scotland681:55,0473,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4161:120,71811,763

Gaff (75) may also be a first name.

Gaff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Gaffé; a personal name.

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

Gaff Last Name Facts

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

Gaff is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 192,736th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,336,788 people. The last name Gaff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Gaff reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,116,575th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 75 people.

The last name Gaff is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,260 people, or 1 in 287,666. In The United States Gaff is most common in: Indiana, where 33 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Gaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gaff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 303 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 232 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gaff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gaff last name is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gaff surname are 23.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.49% registered with the party.

The amount Gaff earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $45,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $50,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauff89334/
Gaffe89312/
Ghaff89235/
Gaaff8916/
Gaiff8913/
Gafft890/
Aff86357/
Gaf86224/
Gaiffe801,126/
Kgaffe8069/
Gauffe807/
Goff7550,618/
Haff751,780/
Gauf75605/
Gaft75414/
Affe75387/
Ghaf75351/
Gawf75137/
Gaaf75114/
Auff7571/
Aiff7560/
Gafe7559/
Gadf7518/
Gayf7516/
Gaif7515/
Gafs757/
Gazf756/
Afff756/
Affh755/
Awff754/
Eaff752/
Gajf752/
Adff752/
Afft752/
Qgaf752/
Asff752/
Ayff751/
Azff751/
Affz751/
Affs751/
Avff751/
Cgaf751/
Ahff751/
Ngaf751/
Gasf751/
Gapf751/
Gaffová739/
Gaifffe731/
Hauff674,635/
Af673,375/
Goffe671,891/
Haaff67196/
Kgafe67178/
Hafft67149/
Gouff67103/
Haffz6715/
Haffe6712/
Gaufe6711/
Ghafs6710/
Gaife675/
D'Aff673/
Gosff673/
Gooff673/
Gahaf673/
Haiff672/
Goffs672/
Ghafz672/
Ghoff672/
Haffs672/
Kgafs672/
Avfff671/
Ghafe671/
Ghafp671/
Ghaif671/
Gadfe671/
Gafsh671/
Aiffe671/
Atvff671/
Asdff671/
Aaaff671/
Gatpf671/
Ggasf671/
Gafth671/
Ghasf671/
Gassf671/
Gotff671/
Gofff670/
Eaffe670/
Awffs670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaff
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