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Where Does The Last Name Gaffen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gaffen occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,052,587^th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Gaffen live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gaffen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 39 percent are found, New Jersey, where 10 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Gaffen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gaffen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gaffen surname grew 1,082 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaffen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gaffen surname are 27.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gaffen earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 47.27% more than the national average, earning R 349,968 per year; in United States they earn 24.96% more than the national average, earning $53,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.77% more than the national average, earning $72,424 CAD per year.