Gager Surname
Approximately 2,796 people bear this surname
Gager Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the gauger,' an inspector of casks, &c, from gauge or gage, to measure.
'Item, that all wines, red and white, which shall come unto the said realm shall be well and lawfully gauged by the King's gaugers, or their deputies' (bien et loialment gaugez par le gaujeour le Roi, ou son depute): Stat, of Realm.
Read More About This SurnameGager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,774 | 1:204,317 | 20,054 |
| Austria | 333 | 1:25,572 | 4,037 |
| England | 270 | 1:206,363 | 17,844 |
| Jamaica | 103 | 1:27,864 | 2,130 |
| India | 86 | 1:8,919,365 | 180,249 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Cayman Islands | 14 | 1:4,564 | 572 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 117 | 1:208,336 | 16,331 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 560 | 1:89,676 | 9,259 |
The alternate forms: Gáger (8) are calculated separately.
Gager (46) may also be a first name.
Gager Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the gauger,' an inspector of casks, &c, from gauge or gage, to measure.
'Item, that all wines, red and white, which shall come unto the said realm shall be well and lawfully gauged by the King's gaugers, or their deputies' (bien et loialment gaugez par le gaujeour le Roi, ou son depute): Stat, of Realm.
William Gauger: Close Roll, 15 Edward III. pt.
Alexander le Gauger. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.
Henry le Gaugeour. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.
Alan Gauger, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
(Anglo-French) Gauger [Middle English gauger, gageour, &c.; from Old French gauge (French jauge, gauge), a measure; Low Latin gaugia] William le Gageour.—Cal Rot. Orig.
Gager: “His office was to attend to the King’s revenue at the seaports, and with the measurement of all liquids, such as oil, wine, and honey. The tun, the pipe, the tierce, the puncheon, casks and barrels of a specified size - these came under his immediate supervision, and the royal fee was accordingly” (Bardsley). The surname Gage comes from this officer.
Gager Demographics
Average Male Gager Height
176 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gager Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gager Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gager (Hindi: गगेर, Marathi: गगेर, Oriya: ଗେଗର, Russian: Гагер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Gáger. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gager? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gager is the 156,558th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,606,418 people. The last name Gager is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gager live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gager is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 46 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,774 people, or 1 in 204,317. In The United States Gager is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 10 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 12 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.
Gager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gager has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 317 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gager Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gager last name are 14.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.84% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gager earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.5% less than the national average, earning R 84,360 per year; in United States they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $45,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.78% more than the national average, earning $57,028 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gager Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gager in the Hindi language | ||
| गगेर | gagera | - |
| Gager in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗେଗର | gegara | - |
| Gager in the Marathi language | ||
| गगेर | gagera | 91.3 |
| गागेर | gagera | 8.7 |
| Gager in the Russian language | ||
| Гагер | gager | - |
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